Ridge By the Bay

I did one on Brooklyn, so I figured why not look up Bay Ridge on Wikipedia. Or as it's sometimes more commonly referred to as, Bar Ridge. I've heard this part of the history, but I figured it should be added in the blog, because the history probably is the most interesting part of the article. The area was orginally called Yellow Ridge, because of the yellow soil in the area. But because of a Yellow Fever outbreak they decided to change it to Bay Ridge instead. The views attracted wealthy people to build summer homes in the area, but after the creation of the R train, working class people wanting to live some place quieter moved in. I've heard this part before too, Owl's Head Park used to be the Bliss Private Residence. It's not that big a park, but as a private residence it would be huge. That is news to me I didn't know actor Scott Baio was from Bay Ridge. When I was a kid I wished he would come over to babysit me. And I did know that Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson were stationed at Fort Hamilton at one point. That's funny the article didn't give me any new info.