Lucas G Rubin

In an era when horse racing reigned supreme and Brooklyn was at its very center, a remarkable collection of turf legends came to reside along one small stretch of northern Eighth Avenue in the exclusive neighborhood of Park Slope. Here, along Sportsmen's Row, the lives of the sportsmen and those of their neighbors-men of prominence and distinction in theater, law, industry, and politics-came together in surprising and unexpected ways. Though the public...