As reported this October, Con Ed was getting ready to demolish this building at the corner of Third and Third. This is the building connected to an old cement ballpark wall. This location is the pre-Ebbets Field home of the Dodgers, and the ballpark’s successors, the Brooklyn Tip Tops, owned by the Ward’s Bakery family. There is some contention about the wall’s provenance, but regardless, it appears that the building is finally coming down, something Con Ed had promised to do over ten years ago. Workmen were setting up a sidewalk bridge yesterday, and men in hazmat suits were seen on the roof doing asbestos removal. In October, Con Ed admitted they didn’t know what was going to replace this building, but they would not touch the wall. Regardless of who actually played there, it is one of the few remaining remnants of early professional baseball in the city, and should be preserved. Thanks to one of our readers for the tip.
Con Ed Readying Demolition of 3rd Street Warehouse [Brownstoner] GMAP
Photo by Denton Taylor