Closing Bell: On the Waterfront
[nggallery id=”21485″ template=galleryview] The photos above are part of a project by Bettina Johae called “Borough Edges.” Johae’s work includes hundreds of photos of the perimeters of all five boroughs. The artist took the pictures from 2004 and 2007 during bike rides, and some of them are included in an exhibit at the NYPL’s Humanities…
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The photos above are part of a project by Bettina Johae called “Borough Edges.” Johae’s work includes hundreds of photos of the perimeters of all five boroughs. The artist took the pictures from 2004 and 2007 during bike rides, and some of them are included in an exhibit at the NYPL’s Humanities and Social Services Library in Midtown called “Eminent Domain: Contemporary Photography and the City.” You can see all the photos here. There are 347 of Brooklyn alone.
Borough Edges [nyply.org]
What a DIRTY photographer. He probably lives in 475 Kent and is a bitter renter.
LOL-If that is not Vinegar Hill nothing is.
While technically that house used to be part of the Navy Yard and probably still is on most maps, the only way to get to it is through Vinegar Hill. It is Vinegar Hill right up to the gate.
What’s the difference between “ellipical” and “oval”. I remember from my architectural history classes that ellipses were big during the Federal period. Is it the same as oval?
Here’s a good article from the Times about the house:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/realestate/25scap.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=brooklyn+gracie&st=nyt&oref=slogin
I believe the man who lives here is known as the “Duke of the Vinegar” and everyone who lives in Vinegar Hill are his vassals.
why do people need to bitch about everything?
awesome collection of shots. thanks for posting.
“That’s not really Vinegar Hill, it’s the Commandant’s House near Vinegar Hill.”
okay *maybe* that’s technically the navy yard, but give us all a break.
The Commandant’s House was built in 1806 and has been attributed to Boston architect Charles Bullfinch. It was built in, and as part of, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, whether that means it is also in Vinegar Hill is debatable. Now it is privately owned. The dining room is elliptical and has elliptical sliding pocket doors. The enormous porches are unique in NYC. It is more elegant than Gracie Mansion, its close contemporary.
That’s definitely Vinegar Hill. What else would you call it? Anyway the story is that it’s the only part of the Navy Yard that was sold off and is now in private ownership. It was originally sold to someone who owned a railroad (I forget his name and the name of the railroad, but I’m sure that some Brooklyn old timers on this board know whom I mean). It is currently owned by a professor at Rockefeller University. He lives in it with his family. He collects classic cars. There’s also a cool carriage house on the grounds that has been renovated into a guest cottage. Also – the dining area is oval-shaped with hidden doors. It looks alot like the white house’s oval office. There is a rumor that the house was designed by Charles Bulfinch – one of the architects of the capitol or the white house or something.
-Ella