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Wilson Playground

Ave. K between E. 100 St. and E. 101 St.

Brooklyn

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This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

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What was here before?

In the 1800s, this part of Brooklyn, Canarsie was part of the Township of Flatlands. In 1896, Flatlands became part of Brooklyn, and Canarsie became an independent neighborhood. In 1898, Brooklyn merged with New York City, forming the Borough of Brooklyn. Canarsie saw the arrival of railroads from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company in the mid-1800s, and in 1906, the company opened a sandpit at Avenue J and East 99th Street. This sandpit was used as a "burial ground" for over 100 trolley cars until its closure in 1936. Today, two-family houses stand where the cars were buried.

 

 

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