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Olena Davydova

Education

The First Brooklyn School for Girls, Where They Were Allowed to Speak Only During Breaks

Before the advent of high schools, there were gymnasiums in Brooklyn. Opened in 1878, Central Grammar School...
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Brooklyn Native who Helped Develop the First Nuclear Bomb

Julius Ashkin was the brother of Nobel laureate Arthur Ashkin. However, unlike his brother, who focused on...
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Brooklyn Music School – a public school of performing arts

The goal of Brooklyn Music School is to ensure that every person, regardless of their background and...
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Brooklyn’s First Public Liberal Arts College

Brooklyn College was founded in 1930 and was the first public liberal arts college in NY where...
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The Brooklyn Public Library – a mix of architectural styles and touching stories

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is a system of public libraries in Brooklyn. It is the sixteenth...
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The Brooklyn Savings Bank – one of the best neo-classical architectural works

The Brooklyn Savings Bank was located in Brooklyn Heights, NY. It was designed by the famous architect...
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Business

From Kings County Savings Bank to the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center

In the past, banks were built not only for economic purposes but also as cathedrals of commerce....
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The Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn – one of Brooklyn’s greatest banks

The main office of the Dime Savings Bank was built in 1906-1908. It was significantly expanded and...
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Horse breeding in Brooklyn — stables better than human dwellings

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Horse breeding in Brooklyn have evolved from utilitarian transportation in the 19th century to a modern recreational and specialized activity, a transition marked by...

Business development in Brooklyn — production, storage, transportation

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In the nineteenth century, business in Brooklyn evolved from a mix of small shops to a major national manufacturing center, driven by industries such...

Brooklyn Brewery, an enterprise that receives over 4,000 tourists every weekend

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Walking along North 11th Street in Brooklyn, you can smell the pleasant aroma of grain that spreads through the open doors of the Brooklyn...

Williamsburg Savings Bank – Brooklyn’s First Major Bank

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The emergence of banking systems played a crucial role in the development of the global economy. Banking has always been a profitable industry, and...
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