Brooklyn’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Brooklyn. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBrooklyn is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. It is located just off U.S. Route 6 and a few miles north of Interstate 80. Near the center of town, Brooklyn boasts a large display of flags from each of the fifty states, branches of the military, and a smattering of other sources. The city bills itself as "Brooklyn: Community of Flags."
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,468 to 1,502 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brooklyn yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Brooklyn’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brooklyn’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view"GOLD CROWN SUPER-PREMIUM" "A Sta…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Brooklyn
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Brooklyn, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Brooklyn
3 places in Brooklyn are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1979Brooklyn Hotel
Listed 1997William Manatt HouseListed 2021Brooklyn Opera House–Broadway TheatreThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as "GOLD CROWN SUPER-PREMIUM" "A Standard Oil Company product" "The Wayne Pump Company" "33.9 cents per gallon" - Amoco ga… (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.