New Exhibit: Twilight on the Waterfront
[nggallery id=”22335″ template=galleryview] The images above come from an exhibit currently running at the Brooklyn Public Library called “Twilight on the Waterfront”. All are by Nathan Kensinger, who describes his photographs thus: “They take you into Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront, a world closed to the public for decades. These fenced-off factories, refineries and shipyards lining our…
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The images above come from an exhibit currently running at the Brooklyn Public Library called “Twilight on the Waterfront”. All are by Nathan Kensinger, who describes his photographs thus: “They take you into Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront, a world closed to the public for decades. These fenced-off factories, refineries and shipyards lining our waterfront are often beautiful and full of surprises. They are also quickly disappearing.” Kensinger’s work will be on display in the lobby of the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza through August 30th.
New York Waters & Twilight on the Waterfront [BPL]
Nathan Kensinger’s Photoblog
Montrose Morris – you speak with such authority on the varying conditions of these buildings – have you ever been inside them? I have and I can tell you that some of them look a bit worse than this, and some look a bit better – but the variance is not so large. This is generally what they all look like. This is what I’ve been talking about for 2 years. Also, they get a little bit worse ever spring with all the rain, and they get a bit worse every winter with temps below freezing. If the feds keep going at their current pace these buildings will fall down on their own and the argument will be moot.
Ella
P.S. I love that photo from Domino.
P.P.S the caption 4th picture is not entirely accurate. The plan for building 128 is to strip of the skin and roof and reclad it, but save the structure – which is very strong.
This is what happens when the government decides to ignore its landmarking duties. Although it was good to hear today that they will be preserving a little more of the Domino Sugar Refinery…
“needs tlc”
I just bought in this complex and at 1.8 mill it’s quite a steal with the water views. A little sheet rock and a few nails and bam I’ll be rich beyyotch!
Recreate them? Recreating history is not the same as preserving it. Recreating history is like building the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge in a casino in Las Vegas. It’s fake, ersatz, bogus. It’s a slippery slope which results in recreating everything we get rid of in the name of “progress”. It’s the Disneyfication, the diorama-making of history. No!!!
Not all of the houses in Admiral’s row are in the same state of decay. This obviously is one of the worst. Maybe this one IS too far gone, but that is not the case of all of them. Much of the Row can still be preserved. Let’s not toss out our nation’s history because we can possibly “recreate” it later. Please.
Montrose Morris
Recreate them? Recreating history is not the same as preserving it. Recreating history is like building the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge in a casino in Las Vegas. It’s fake, ersatz, bogus. It’s a slippery slope which results in recreating everything we get rid of in the name of “progress”. It’s the Disneyfication, the diorama-making of history. No!!!
Not all of the houses in Admiral’s row are in the same state of decay. This obviously is one of the worst. Maybe this one IS too far gone, but that is not the case of all of them. Much of the Row can still be preserved. Let’s not toss out our nation’s history because we can possibly “recreate” it later. Please.
Go see the exhibit before you decide to you want to raze these places. The exhibit has photos of some amazing places.
Raze it. I can’t believe I was defending these buildings from being torn down awhile ago. After seeing the true conditions of these homes, better for the city to raze it. If anyone really wants these then they can recreate them. Not like it is a difficult design to replicate.