The tour guide then describes current features of Canarsie, including its housing, population, parks, markets, and other points of interest. The document concludes by introducing the tour guide, Olabode

1. Canarsie, My
Home
Walking Tour by
Olabode Olaseinde

2. Canarsie Walking Tour

3. History of Canarsie
• Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southern part of
Brooklyn. Canarsie is surrounded by the neighborhoods
of East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach,
and East New York.
• Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. It was
a fishing village through the 1800’s, until pollution
killed the oysters and edible fish there. In the 1920’s,
Southern Italian immigrants with Jews settled in the
area.
• Canarsie means“fenced land” or “fort." in the Lenape
Native American language.

4. Canarsie 1950 - 1990
• Canarsie's population reached three thousand people,
it was a suburban community where everyone knew
everyone else.
• The Canarsie Courier is the oldest weekly publication
in Brooklyn.The Canarsie Courier was in heavy
circulation during the mid 1900's.
• During the 1990’s, much of Canarsie’s white
population left to Staten Island, Long Island, and
Queens, part of a national urban phenomenon referred
to by many as “white flight".

6. Canarsie Now
• Canarsie has many one and two family homes,
although there are three large public housing
developments and a number of small apartment
buildings scattered throughout the neighborhood.
• It is a combination of a small suburban community and
part of a major city.
• Canarsie’s population is mostly Black, Italian and
Jewish. Jewish population in Canarsie in recent years
has been steadily shrinking.
• The Canarsie Pier is still heavily used for fishing and
recreation.

7. The racial makeup of Canarsie today

8. Lets Take a Walk!!

10. I love watching people fish at the beautiful
Canarsie Pier.

11. Seaview Park is a popular hangout for basketball,
barbeques, criquet, bike riding and more.

12. Playing basketball is a popular activity at Seaview
Park.

13. The Brooklyn Terminal Market
• The Brooklyn Terminal is a place where
people shop for produce, seafood and live
plants.
• The Brooklyn Terminal Market opened for
business in 1942. Located on Foster Avenue
between East 83rd and East 87th Streets.
• The market has earned a fabulous reputation
for offering excellent quality at great prices.
• Recently the market was expanded to include
new retail stores such as BJ's Wholesale Club,
Planet Fitness and several franchise
restaurants.

14. At the market you can get quality produce for
good prices.

15. What does the market offer?
fresh produce, live plants and food seafood

16. Driving Around Canarsie

17. Other places to see in Canarsie
The Wyckoff House Museum The Christmas House
• Paerdegat Sports Complex
• Churches and Synagogues
• One of the many restaurants
• Unique retail shops

18. Places I Enjoy Visiting Outside my
Community
SoHo great shopping Marathon in Clinton Hill

20. Times Square

21. From the capitol in Washington, D.C to....

22. Montego Bay in Jamaica...

24. The place I will always call home.

25. About the Tour Guide - Olabode
Canarsie is the only place I have lived. I
am a student at Benjamin Banneker. In my
spare time, I enjoy writing poetry, rapping,
playing basketball and hanging out with
friends. One of my favorite places to visit in
Canarsie is Seaview Park. I love Canarsie
because the people are friendly and caring.
Canarsie is a very peaceful community.