Everything about Clinton Hill Brooklyn totally explained
Clinton Hill is a neighborhood in north-central portion of the
borough of
Brooklyn in
New York City. It is bordered on the east by
Bedford-Stuyvesant, on the west by
Fort Greene, on the north by
Wallabout Bay and on the south by
Atlantic Avenue.
By the 1840s, Clinton Hill had become a fashionable neighborhood for the wealthy of Brooklyn, who could commute to Manhattan by way of stagecoach to the Fulton Ferry in nearby
Brooklyn Heights. By the 1880s and '90s, Clinton Avenue was lined with mansions of millionaires, many of which have survived to the present day. The most prominent of these are linked to
Charles Pratt, who built a mansion for himself and one each for three of his four sons (pictured, right). These four mansions can be seen on Clinton Avenue between DeKalb and Willoughby. The
Pratt Institute of Art, founded by Charles Pratt in 1887, is located a few blocks from his former home. Due in part to the presence of
Pratt Institute the neighborhood boasts an increasing Arts community and many
bohemians are flocking towards the yet to be
gentrified industrial areas adjacent to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Also located in Clinton Hill is
St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn campus.
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