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July 28, 2005

Brooklyn Waterfront 80 Years Ago

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We stumbled across this photograph of the bustling waterfront in southern Brooklyn circa 1926. Pictured here, from left, are the Army base, the Long Island Railroad yards and float bridges, and the Brooklyn Edison power house. The website, Life in Brooklyn, notes that at this point in time the Brooklyn waterfront was more prosperous than Manhattan's, with hundreds of acres of dry docks and storage warehouses. No condos though.
Neighborhoods: Sunset Park [Life in Brooklyn]




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:38 AM | Comments (6)
Categories: Historical

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nice oil slick between the docks...cool picture, but yuck...

Posted by: synonymous at July 28, 2005 10:49 AM

does anyone currently belong to the brkln historical society? are most of their photo archives out of commision currently- i thought I read that on their site. basically i'd like to do some research on a few things- i know the renovations are done but i've never been and don't really know how things work there. any pointers about how to easily use there resources?

Posted by: Anonymous at July 28, 2005 11:46 AM

That link seems to be down....

Posted by: Dave at July 28, 2005 12:18 PM

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other... Joseph

Posted by: Joseph at November 21, 2006 12:42 PM

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other... Joseph

Posted by: Joseph at November 21, 2006 12:42 PM

Take us as you find us... George

Posted by: George at November 21, 2006 12:44 PM

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