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Episode 281 of The Barry Boys, the treasures of downtown Brooklyn.

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Hi there, welcome to The Barry Boys. This is Greg Young.

And this is Tom Myers. And today we're spending time in a place that's often described as the quote, heart of Brooklyn, downtown Brooklyn, which is the governmental business and commercial center of the burrow.

I've been in Brooklyn resident for several years. And so this is kind of my backyard. I'm in downtown Brooklyn almost every other day. So I was really especially excited to dig into this story.

It's a very fascinating history because it's an area that's transformed and adapted for over 200 years as Brooklyn itself, the city, and then later the burrow, grew around it.

Now it's not exactly in my backyard, but I do pass Greg regularly under J Street burrow hall. Sometimes I just get out of the subway and kind of wander around and take it all in.

And you know, I think that one could say the downtown Brooklyn has a few different flavors. You know, part of it, you could say feels slightly more bureaucratic.

Perhaps you know, it's a home of burrow hall and a whole cluster of court houses and things.

But another aspect of downtown Brooklyn is, is it's huge role as a shopping district in Brooklyn. It's one of the largest in Brooklyn and has been the destination of extremely fine restaurants for almost 150 years.

Some of which are still around today or coming back soon, which we'll get to at the end of the show. It's also fascinating because some of the main features that have shaped downtown Brooklyn.

Including the Fulton Ferry and the elevated railroads are no longer there, but they left an impression on the neighborhood that is definitely still around.

So this will be a history of downtown Brooklyn with also a list of treasures of historical treasures that still exist for, for though it has been a very dramatically changing place.

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