Have you ever wondered where the name of the block you live on came from? Why did they choose the name, Fulton Street? If you have answered yes to those questions, you must know that there is a lot of history behind many Brooklyn street names.

Here is some history behind some of the street you walk along almost everyday:

1. Bridge Street

Bridge Street was originally going to be the street that led to a bridge to Manhattan. But as it turned out, the first bridge to Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge, was built to the south and the Manhattan Bridge was built to the north. The street was also the departure point of a successful ferry service. Being that the street fell into disrepair, people didn’t want to use it any longer. Many of the Brooklyn streets that exists today didn’t get paved until the second half of the 1800’s.

2. Church Ave

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This was the main road to Flatbush Reformed Church at the center of the original Dutch town of Flatbush, founded in 1636.

3. Farragut Road

This road is named after Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). He fought in the war of 1812 and also for the Union during the Civil War, where he commanded the fleet that took New Orleans (1862) and Mobile Bay (1864), for which actions he was awarded the rank of Admiral. He was the first person in the U.S. Navy to hold the rank of Admiral.

4. Fulton Street
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Fulton Street is one of the oldest streets in Brooklyn. “Fulton” comes from Robert Fulton, who is often credited with inventing the Steamboat in 1807 (it was actually first conceived and patented by John Fitch in 1785-1787, but Fitch’s venture failed due to a lack of financial backing).

5. Love Lane

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Love Lane received its quirky name because it was a popular necking area where men would park their carriages in the 1880s before dropping their girlfriends off at the all-girls college around the corner (the Brooklyn Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies was built in 1822 and later became a hotel).

6. Red Hook Lane

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Red Hook Lane was one of the major roads that ran through the center of Brooklyn during the 1760’s. Back then it ran through Dutch farms and on into Red Hook. During the Revolutionary War, it was a key route for the Continental Army, and a place where riflemen would position themselves to attack the British Army. George Washington watched the fighting at Gowanus from here, during the Battle of Brooklyn in August of 1776.

Street names just don’t appear. They always have some sort of history behind it. These are just some of the street names whose history interested me. Look into where you live. Find out the history behind that name. You might even find out you are a little connected to it. I mean you don’t just live were you are on coincidence. Research!

 

Source: Brooklyn – March 20,2014