The name 'Columbia' dates from the pre-Revolutionary period, connected to a proposed government seat in Brooklyn Heights. Columbia Street developed southward, leading to the Columbia Waterfront District. This area, once unnamed and part of South Brooklyn, became isolated after the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in 1957. Despite infrastructure disruptions diminishing its connectivity with neighboring areas, the city designated it as a renewal district in the early 1980s, resulting in a revitalization of Columbia Street and its waterfront district.
The development of the waterfront in South Brooklyn, combined with the neighborhood's main street, created the Columbia Waterfront District. This neighborhood was an unnamed section of what was once called South Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, built in 1957, cut off the neighborhood from Cobble Hill, Red Hook, and Carroll Gardens, leading to infrastructure disruptions.
After being named a renewal district in the early 1980s, Columbia Street and the Columbia Street Waterfront District began to show invigorating signs of revival.
The name 'Columbia' dates back to the pre-Revolutionary period, remaining in use for Columbia Heights in Brooklyn, while Columbia Street emerged south of it.
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