Well, except for all those condos. When legendary photographer and chronicler of New York City Bernice Abbott snapped this photo (top), Dumbo was a commercial and industrial area. This particular warehouse, which provided storage for Yuban Coffee, remains intact today and is, in our mind, about the most photogenic structure in the neighborhood. The photo above, bottom, is only one of many we’ve taken in recent years. What’s this building used for now?
Bernice Abbott Photos [NYPL] GMAP