Museum of the City of New York announces From Farm to City. Staten Island 1661-2012 an exhibition on view through Sep 13 through Jan 21, 2012.
Panorama of the Harbor of New York, Staten Island and the Narrows, 1854. Nagel & Weingartner, printmakers. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Through maps, photographs, newspapers, government documents, and original artifacts, visitors will encounter Staten Island’s historical transformation and its changing roles as a farming center, as a rural retreat, as the site of rapidly residential communities, as a center for industry, and as an increasingly dense urban environment. From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012 will also enable visitors to explore current debates about land preservation, environmental sustainability, and redevelopment on the island, including through a special case study of the Fresh Kills landfill redevelopment.
A companion Web site accompanying From Farm to City will provide visitors with an interactive porthole through which to view Staten Island’s centuries of transformation.
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