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fgementsward it.r vacation' (you may* ion site),addresseswith. Inaddressegibiy%u2014h&t you%u2019ret jtimes!sarI %u201dtlie Seaport was no longer the hub of New York%u2019sv as still a very active place. Ships from all over the' Seaport, and the streets were bustling withis bringing goods to and from the ships. Thism recreated through the use of photo murals,effects. The visitor can walk into the gaggle ofinload their wares, and hear the impatient horsesIjs and stomping their hooves, onto the dock, andchants surveying the scene outside their placesbarrels and bales%u2014fam iliar clutter of anotherit the murals, slides and sounds to welcome theipr era. %u201c The Afternoon of Sail%u201d will run throughpeaport Gallery, 215 W ater St., and is open every; to 6 p.m. It is easily accessible by mass transit,the era you might opt to walk there instead.%u00a74 ' *%u25a0 %u25a0 %u2022 .%u25a0Seeing Old Brooklyn For the First TimeOh My God! I wouldda never imagined they had anything like this in Brooklyn!%u201d was probably the mostcommon comment John M uir, president of the Prospect ftjrk Environmental Center, heard when he led over 170people on a walking tour of Prospect Park%u2019s Gold Coast; through such mansions as the Litchfield V illa that EighthAvenue was once famous for. %u2018 %u2018This is to elucidate one of the reasons that I like taking people on this kind of tour, %u2019 %u2019explained M uir, who is also the author of a guide to Prospect Park. He explained that recently the most influentialviews of Brooklyn have been negative ones.i ones.But last Saturday, July 22,172 paying and an unknown amount of joiners followed M uir in 95-degree weather,gaping at a part of Brooklyn they never knew existed. About half were from Brooklyn, others from varioushodge-podge places, and quite a few asked neighborhood-shopping questions.Now the Prospect Park Environmental Center will be offering another Prospect Park presentatic n, a slide shoProspect Park Now and Than, a Turn of the Century Postcard View. Bill Novak, who%u2019ll be runn.ng the show, isrumored to be a very w itty man. W e can%u2019t guarantee a result, but if it%u2019s anything like M uir%u2019s, it%u2019ll be worth the timeand the buck admission. John is a modest man, but didn%u2019t mind mentioning that he got an ovation after the tour.Saturday%u2019s presentation will meet at the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park \\Afest, 8 p.m. on August 3.1905 postcard of Prospect Park%u2019s Swan Lake and a style of boat that stayed afloat for over a century'iches, two drinks and1. Belledellios is open*y thru Friday from1 p.m. and 11 a.m. toiturdaya. So, iiie nextGet a Grant and Get off the GroundMany community projects never get off the ground, even if the be used for equipment and supplies, so don%u2019t get the idea that thispeople involved are willing to put in the time and effort. Let%u2019s face is a program to make pocket money. Some examples of projectsit, many of us are well-intentioned, but when it comes time to that the money can be used for are murals on buildings and walls,spend money, we can%u2019t or won%u2019t. With that in mind, the Citizen%u2019s restoration of vacant lots for athletic areas, gardens or recycling,v York City, Inc. has reinstituted the %u201c Youth for renters and outreach and escort services for the elderlv. f '/ M ' K I mU U I I I I M I I I W U I W I l T W f fI a craving for a hotsandwich, hop ondeliios located at 168nue.Youth%u201d program, where anyone 18 or under who is interested indoing community projects can do so without having a bite takenfrom his wallet.The Citizen%u2019s Committee will award grants of up to $100 on afirst-come-first-served basis to any individual or group ofyoungsters who submit proposals for neighborhood improvementprojects develop^ and run by youth. Money from the grants musthandicapped or homebound. Of course, these are not the onlypossibilities, and there are many innovative projects just waiting tobe thought of. Applications can be obtained by contacting theCitizen%u2019s Committee at 630 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10020 or bycalling 975-1050. So get started on community projects; yourneighbors will thank you.July 27,1978, THE PHOENIX, Page 15