WHERE: Avenue U station, F train at McDonald Avenue. Meet on the SW corner

HOW MUCH: $5 (cheap).

HOW LONG: abt 2 -1/2 to 3 hours. We will walk on Avenue U, Village Roads N & S, then south to the Boardwalk, finishing at Nathan's

TERRAIN: flat.

RAIN DATE: Sunday, May 5

Gravesend, located in Brooklyn between Bensonhurst and Coney Island, is one of the oldest populated areas on Long Island and in the nation itself. It contains numerous historic homes, and even its street plan is the original one first adopted after the area was first settled in 1643.

There are several historic houses and cemeteries in the area, which we will visit, and along the way we'll look at one of Brooklyn's oldest thoroughfares, hunt for remaining trolley tracks, discuss a long-forgotten "bicycle railroad" and spot a few ancient subway cars as we walk past Coney Island Yards, and finish at Nathan's Famous, where several hot dogs will be consumed.

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