Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia Travell Weeks

1900 - 1981

— Pediatrician - Humanitarian —

Virginia Travell Weeks plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 17, 2017

1. Virginia Travell Weeks plaque

Inscription. Fifty years of service in Brooklyn Heights

Gift of the Cranberry Street Association
1986
John W. Rhoden sculptor
Cranberry Street

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 40° 42.044′ N, 73° 59.688′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. It is on Middah Street west of Somewhere, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Harry Chapin Playground, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History in the Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Mott Bedell House (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Hillside Dog Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Robinson Squibb (within shouting distance of this marker); The Willows (within shouting distance of this marker); John W. Rhonden (1918-2001) and Richarda Rhonden, nee Phillips (1917-2016) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brooklyn Heights Historic District (about 300 feet away); General Horatio King House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . . Harry Chapin Playground. NYC Parks website entry (Submitted on January 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1.
Harry Chapin Playground
Columbia Hts. at Middagh St.
Brooklyn

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project
This playground is named in honor of the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin (1942-1981).

Born in New York City, Chapin grew up in Brooklyn Heights, and he and his brothers often played in this very park. Chapin studied at the Air Force Academy and at Cornell University, and later worked in theater and film. He and his wife, Sandra Gaston, had five children. Chapin’s best-known

Virginia Travell Weeks plaque site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 17, 2017

2. Virginia Travell Weeks plaque site

Harry Chapin Playground

songs include “Taxi” and “Cat’s in the Cradle.” Chapin worked to eliminate world hunger; his efforts included lobbying Congress on behalf of President Jimmy Carter’s Commission on World Hunger. He gave more than 100 benefit concerts a year, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable, environmental, and political causes. Chapin’s life was cut short in 1981, when he was killed in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. He was posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.

Harry Chapin Playground

More About Harry Chapin Playground
Zip Code:11201
Community Board: 2
Council Member: Lincoln Restler
Park ID: B223H
Acreage: 0.30
Property Type: Playground

Other Parks Nearby
Squibb Park (0.03 miles)
Cadman Plaza Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted November 14, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York.

Virginia Travell Weeks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jack DePalma, November 14, 2025

3. Virginia Travell Weeks Marker

Photographed by Jack DePalma, May 11, 2026

4. Virginia Travell Weeks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 14, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. 4. submitted on May 22, 2026, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York.