Research Catalog

Title

Hidden waters of New York City : a history and guide to 101 forgotten lakes, ponds, creeks, and streams in the five boroughs / Sergey Kadinsky.

Author

Kadinsky, Sergey

Publication

Woodstock, VT : The Countryman Press, [2016]

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Holdings

Details

Description

xiv, 336 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"A guide to the forgotten waterways hidden throughout the five boroughs. Beneath the asphalt streets of Manhattan, creeks and streams once flowed freely. The remnants of these once-pristine waterways are all over the Big Apple, hidden in plain sight. Hidden Waters of New York City offers a glimpse at the big city's forgotten past and ever-changing present, including:-Minetta Brook, which ran through today's Greenwich Village -Collect Pond in the Financial District, the city's first water source -Newtown Creek, separating Brooklyn and Queens -Bronx River, still a hotspot for urban canoeing and hiking Filled with eye-opening historical anecdotes and walking tours of all five boroughs, this is a side of New York City you've never seen"--

Subjects

• Bodies of water
• History
• New York (State) > New York
• Bodies of water > New York (State) > New York > Guidebooks
• Bodies of water > New York (State) > New York > History
• Guidebooks
• Travel
• New York (N.Y.) > Description and travel

Genre/Form

• Guidebooks.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : Exploring the Streams -- MANHATTAN. Collect Pond -- Canal Street -- Minetta Brook -- Broad Street (Heere Gracht) -- Maiden Lane (Maagde Paatje) -- Murray Hill Reservoir -- Sunfish Pond -- Central Park Pond -- Central Park Lake (Saw Kill) -- Conservatory Water -- Turtle Pond -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir -- Montayne's Rivulet (The Loch) -- Harlem Meer -- Morningside Pond -- Highbridge Reservoir -- Sherman Creek -- Spuyten Duyvil Creek -- Little Hell Gate -- THE BRONX. Bronx River -- Tibbetts Brook -- Westchester Creek -- Rattlesnake Brook -- Hutchinson River -- Crotona Park (Indian Lake) -- Jerome Park Reservoir -- Indian Pond -- Delafield Ponds -- Woodlawn Lake -- Williamsbridge Reservoir -- Cromwell's Creek -- Mott Haven Canal -- Mill Brook -- Bronx Kill -- QUEENS. Dutch Kills -- Anable Basin -- Luyster Creek -- Sunswick Creek -- Flushing Creek -- Kissena Creek -- Mill Creek -- Horse Brook -- Strack Pond -- Jackson Pond -- Bowne Pond -- Goose Pond -- Crystal Lake -- Jackson Pond -- Linden Pond -- Shady Lake -- Alley Pond Park -- Oakland Lake -- Golden Pond -- Gabler's Creek and Aurora Pond -- Fort Totten Ponds -- Potamogeton Pond -- Old Mill Creek -- Thurston Creek -- Cornell Creek -- Hawtree Creek -- Shellbank Basin -- East and West Ponds -- BROOKLYN. Newtown Creek -- Gowanus Canal -- Bushwick Creek -- Wallabout Creek -- Coney Island Creek -- Sheepshead Bay -- Plumb Beach Channel -- Gerritsen Inlet -- Mill Basin -- Paerdegat Basin -- Fresh Creek -- Hendrix Creek -- Spring Creek (Old Mill Creek) -- Prospect Park Waterways -- Green-Wood Cemetery -- Ridgewood Reservoir -- Dyker Beach Park -- Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden -- Mount Prospect Reservoir -- Sunset Park Pond -- STATEN ISLAND. Clifton Lake -- Brady's Pond -- Eibs Pond Silver Lake -- Clove Brook -- Palmer's Run -- Harbor Brook -- Factory Pond -- Richmond Creek (Fresh Kills) -- Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve -- Willow Brook -- Old Place Creek -- Bridge Creek and Goethals Pond -- Mill Creek -- Ohrbach Lake -- High Rock Park -- Blue Heron Park -- Mount Loretto Ponds -- New Creek.

ISBN

• 9781581573558 (paperback)
• 1581573553 (paperback)

LCCN

2015041163

OCLC

• 929863403
• SCSB-5869709

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries