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Naming Neighborhoods: Brooklyn Edition
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Sometimes deciphering a neighborhood name can be pretty simple. It doesn't take a genius to puzzle out how Brooklyn Heights or the Navy Yard got their names, but other 'hoods have a little history behind their monikers. This story examines the background of some of Brooklyn's neighborhoods.

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Flatbush and Church Avenue

Touch of home for borough GI Caption: "Borough President \[John] Cashmore, standing on ladder, right, presents street sign at Flatbush and Church Aves. to Mrs. Barbara Grace, whose homesick GI requested it in a letter to Mayor O'Dwyer. Her husband, Richard, is standing below."
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Flatbush and Church Avenue

Brooklyn in Korea Young man wearing winter military attire sitting in front of tent and signs on pole: "Church Av./ Flatbush Av." Caption: "Brooklyn in Korea--Pfc. Justin Grishman of 45 Martense St. poses with his reminder of Brooklyn in the frozen hills of Korea. He got the street sign by writing the Brooklyn Eagle, which turned over his request to Borough President Cashmore's office."
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