Most recent public comments by Steven White https://nowcomment.com/users/41606 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037666 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037666 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:43:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037665 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037665 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:42:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037664 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037662 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037662 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037661 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037661 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037660 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037314 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037314 Weeksville started as a low populated and unknown area to many people who lived in brooklyn or any of the major boroughs. Weeksville’s growth came from its population growth and mix of ethnicities and its unique lifestyle. It also became a factor because decades later, bridges connecting the boroughs which people can travel across by additional vehicles. Their active Interests in social, political, and cultural also became a factor in their growth and a persistent usher from black people to get Weeksville to be put on the city map was also another reason why Weeksville became so popular today and why it is one of the many important and respected communities present. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:43:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037299 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037299 Weeksville’s community had troubles growing due to the geographic features. In other words there were no bridges, subways, or cars to travel to weeksville. The only way to get there was the ferry boat. Weeksville was also unknown on maps but came visible from a black man that was a pilot who flew over weeksville which pushed people to put weeksville on maps. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037298 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037298 The property of weeksville was purchased for james weeks and its purpose was to build a community. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037297 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037297 Weeksville was hardly known in the 1960’s, however a man did a survey on the people and their activities and its participants. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:41:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037296 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037296 Weeksville was active in politics, social, and cultural activity that was progressing continuously. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:42:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037295 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037295 Only way to get from manhattan to brooklyn during that time was by ferry boats. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:24:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037294 Weeksville was located between troy ave to ralph and fulton st. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:23:48 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037292 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037292 Weeksville was populated of 500 people in 1850’s Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:22:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037291 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037291 Weeksville was a large population of property owners and has its own lifestyle such as its own newspaper company Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:21:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037289 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037289 Weeksville was also named after a man named james weeks Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:19:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037288 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1037288 Weeksville was a historic community that was established back in the 1830’s Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:18:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1036000 https://nowcomment.com/documents/94975?scroll_to=1036000 people made changes to the community Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:35:00 -0400