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79:, which replaced a former surface-level railroad. Many of the homes were built on 30-by-100-foot (9.1 by 30.5 m) plots subdivided from former farmland. By 1914, there were dozens of single-family homes being constructed around the nearby subway stations. The eastern part of Mapleton was developed by the Alco Building Company, who built low-density housing in that area, and was known as Mapleton Park. With the opening of the Sea Beach Line in June 1915, Mapleton gained direct subway access to Manhattan, and developers were able to sell $ 1 million worth of real estate. By December of the same year, it was estimated that the three Sea Beach Line stations in Mapleton accommodated a combined 4,000 passengers daily. 201: 1218: 219:(BPL) has two branches in Mapleton. The Ryder branch is located at 5902 23rd Avenue, between 59th and 60th Streets. Opened in April 1970 and designed by Arthur Witthoefft, the Ryder branch has one of the BPL's busiest circulating collections. The Mapleton branch is located at 1702 60th Street, on the corner of 17th Avenue and 60th Street. Founded in the 1930s, the Mapleton branch moved to its present building in 1955. 1351: 228: 334:"BIG INCREASE IN BROOKLYN'S BUILDING OPERATIONS DUE TO PROSPECTIVE BENEFITS FROM NEW SUBWAYS; Plans Under Way for Scores of Medium-Priced Homes in Outlying Districts -- Mapleton Park Activity Along Sea Beach Line -- Eastern Parkway's Choice Residential Streets Showing Rapid Improvement -- Steady Demand for Medium-Priced Flats -- Business Expansion in Borough Hall Section" 1361: 253:
The neighborhood also contained a park named Mapleton Park (also known as Mapleton Oval) at 62nd Street and 20th Avenue, which was completed in 1916. The field lasted through at least 1920 and was the home of the Mapleton Park Nine baseball team. The oval may have been named after an old neighborhood
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profile of the neighborhood, Mapleton is bounded by 16th Avenue on the west, Dahill Road on the east, 47th Street on the north, and 65th Street on the south. It is mostly residential and contains mainly single-family homes. The portion of Mapleton south of 60th Street is often combined with
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Mapleton contains the 6.38-acre (2.58 ha) Gravesend Park, located on 18th Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets. The park was created in 1917 and was named after the nearby neighborhood of
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The area was originally developed in the 1910s, and was sometimes called "Mapleton Park". Today, Mapleton is an ethnically diverse, mostly residential area with low-density housing.
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at 64th Street and 20th Avenue. The foundation of the synagogue and school had been completed in 1924. A new building for the Mapleton branch of the
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buses also stop within the neighborhood. The B6 runs along Bay Parkway and the B8 runs along 18th Avenue, while the B9 runs along 60th Street.
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The Mapleton School (PS 48) is located at 18th Avenue and 60th Street and serves kindergarten through fifth grade. Mapleton also contains the
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name for the area. Today, the legacy of the name Mapleton Park exists in a local synagogue, the Young Israel of Mapleton Park, near
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in the 17th and 18th centuries. The area, as did the rest of Brooklyn, became part of New York City in 1898.
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Mapleton was developed in the early 1910s in conjunction with the construction of the
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has several stations in the neighborhood. The BMT Sea Beach Line (
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In 1927, Congregation Tiffareth Israel decided to construct a
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was constructed starting in 1953, and it opened in 1955.
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The site of Mapleton was originally part of the town of
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Mapleton Park, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
New York City
Bensonhurst
Borough Park
Midwood
New Utrecht
Sea Beach subway line
synagogue
yeshiva
Brooklyn Public Library
Bensonhurst
Borough Park
New York City Subway
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20th Avenue
Bay Parkway
IND Culver Line
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Bay Parkway
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Avenue P
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