Building Brooklyn: Finntown
Podcast |
Borrowed
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Books
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Oct 20, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:18:30

In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That's because the neighborhood was home to the largest concentration of Finns in New York City, and though most have since gone from Brooklyn, they left behind their co-operative spirit. The Finns built the first non-profit co-operative apartment buildings in the nation, many of which are still standing today.

Read our transcript and check out our book list here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/building-brooklyn 

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