Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn Vinegar Hill gets its name from the
Battle of Vinegar Hill, an engagement near Enniscorthy during
the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Originally settled by the Irish,
this community has maintained its 19th Century look while facing
modernization and development from all sides. Vinegar Hill
stretches from the East River waterfront to Front Street and
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Bridge Street, roughly comprising
a six-block area, although before the construction of the
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in the 1950s Vinegar Hill's area was
significantly larger, extending south to Tillary Street. Most of
Vinegar Hill consists of 19th Century Federal Style and Greek
Revival style homes mixed with industrial buildings. The streets
on Hudson Avenue, and Plymouth, Water and Front Streets are made
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