d creativity have been one of the major driving
forces behind Sunset Park's long and significant history of
economic success leading to the development of its infrastructure,
its transportation linkages, its historical role in maritime
trade, and the incredible density and diversity of its industry.
Nowadays, as in the. past, the area continues to hold much
promise for individuals and entrepreneurs looking to create
the 1980s the neighborhood has become home to a large Chinese
population, as well as Latin American and Indian.
Notable Sites in the area;
Brooklyn Development Corporation and the development of two
industrial centers at Bush Terminal (32nd to 41st Streets),
formerly the site of visiting circuses and Wild West Shows,
and the Brooklyn Army Terminal (58th to 63rd streets), which
during World War II was the departure point for more than
80 percent of American supplies and troops.
Cemetery Built by David Bates Douglass in 1838 as a rural
retreat where visitors could contemplate death as a part of
nature. Among those buried at Greenwood are William M. "Boss"
Tweed, Samuel F. B. Morse, Margaret Sanger, Leonard Bernstein
and Horace Greeley.
Churches; Our Lady of Perpetual Help (5th Avenue and 59th
Street) Brooklyn's largest Roman Catholic Church. St. Michael's
Roman Catholic Church Notable for its egg-shaped domes atop
a 200-foot tower.
Ellen M. Brooklyn! An Illustrated History
University Press, 1996.