Author: Verne DysonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brentwood (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A Century of Brentwood
Author: Verne DysonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brentwood (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Supplement & Index
Author: Verne DysonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suffolk County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Brentwood
Author: Jason Adam KlosowiczPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467120820
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Roughly 40 miles from New York City and in the center of Long Island, Brentwood has always been an area undergoing struggle, change, and development. From its founding under the name Modern Times by the anarchists Josiah Warren and Steven Pearl Andrews in 1852 to its rapid and extensive growth as a suburban bedroom community in the 20th century, Brentwood has a rich history. In the first half of the 20th century, the Long Island Rail Road ushered in Irish, Italian, and Russian families that influenced the once utopian society; by the century's end, Brentwood would be home to a notable Hispanic diaspora community. The construction of St. Joseph's Convent, Pilgrim State Psychiatric Hospital, and the Brentwood School District brought jobs to the area and bolstered population growth.
A Century of Brentwood
Author: Verne DysonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brentwood (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Low Living and High Thinking at Modern Times, New York
Author: Roger WunderlichPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815625544
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This text examines the Modern Times community which championed every kind of reform from abolitionism, women's rights and vegetarianism to hydropathy, pacifism, total abstinence and the bloomer costume. It relies on primary sources such as land deeds, census entries and eyewitness accounts.
Brentwood
Author: Jan LoomisPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556215
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The future Brentwood began to change more than a century ago when 300 wild acres of brushy canyons and rabbit and coyote habitat along with sheep-grazed mesas were contributed to the cause of needy veteran soldiers. Landowners Sen. John P. Jones of Nevada and Arcadia Bandini de Baker turned the land over to the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The Pacific branch of this national hospice organization opened its doors to patients in 1888. Soon families and staff began to purchase lots and build homes near the gates. Businesses began to open to service the new residents. Through the late 20th century, this western area of the city of Los Angeles became known for beautiful neighborhoods, movie star residents, and a relaxed lifestyle--it became Brentwood.
The Brentwood I Remember
Author: John M. Oden (Sr.)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988623507
Category : Brentwood (Williamson County, Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Brentwood in 50 Buildings
Author: Sylvia KentPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445692147
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Explore the rich history of Brentwood in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.
Brentwood
Author: Jennifer C. WardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781860772795
Category : Brentwood (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Brentwood began as a small settlement in a woodland clearing on the London to Colchester road over eight hundred years ago. Gradually it developed into a small market town where medieval pilgrims, on their way to the shrine of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury, visited St Thomas' Chapel in the High Street. The 16th century saw new gentry families moving into the area and the foundation of the Grammar School in 1558, which provided local boys with a free classical education. Road improvements and increasing travel brought growing prosperity to the town in the 18th century, especially for the inns serving the coach traffic. The establishment of Warley Camp and Barracks also brought in business, but many of Brentwood's inhabitants remained poor, and living conditions were bad. It was in Victoria's reign that a proper public water supply and drainage schemes were undertaken. At the same time new churches were built, together with schools to educate all the town's children. The town still benefits from the community spirit of those early benefactors who improved the amenities of Bentwood. Much is known about them and their successors who, decade after decade, continued to enhance and develop the town throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The author does not neglect the ordinary people of Brentwood either, and their changing patterns of life, work and leisure. Indeed the growth of recreational activities from the 1880s onwards, as evidenced by the town's clubs and societies, continues unabated in the Brentwood of today. Now a busy commuter town, it has grown rapidly since 1945. The author is a professional historian who has taught local history in the University of London for many years; but her narrative is no dry-as-dust textbook. Readable and entertaining, it is also lavishly illustrated and will appeal to a wide readership. Based on scholarship and original research, this vivid account of the past of her home town will be warmly welcomed.
Author: Verne Dyson