John Dereszewski
John Dereszewski served as the District Manager of Bushwick’s Community Board 4 during the time of the 1977 blackout and has written and lectured extensively about Bushwick’s past and current history.
When you exit the L train at Halsey Street and walk into Bushwick, you pass a very forgettable manufacturing area to your left until you approach the Industry 1332 restaurant at the corner of Irving Avenue. What you may not realize is that you just passed the site of a ballpark that once hosted Major League baseball games. Welcome to the story of Wallace Field.
Featured image courtesy Brooklyn Public Library—Brooklyn Collection. The 1906 Brighton Field Club.
