Those Recycled Pine Benches at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Yesterday we told you about the wood that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation is salvaging from the demolition of the Cold Storage Warehouse and turning into benches for the park. Well, today we’ve got a photo of the benches themselves that have been installed already along the promenade and pathways of Pier 1; more…
Yesterday we told you about the wood that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation is salvaging from the demolition of the Cold Storage Warehouse and turning into benches for the park. Well, today we’ve got a photo of the benches themselves that have been installed already along the promenade and pathways of Pier 1; more will be fabricated and installed at Pier 6 as well. In addition, we have learned, salvaged timbers are being used to clad the gatehouses at entrances to Pier 1 and 6. Cool beans.
Demolition, Recycling Underway at Brooklyn Bridge Park [Brownstoner]
I would think you’d enjoy some gritty tagged, carved benches in this new sterile yuppie park.
“that wood is most likely virgin timber”
For a building built in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s in NYC??
Doubtful.
After this week, I bet you are.
CGAR;
I’m still home. My flight is leaving tomorrow evening – so I should be able to leave.
Looking forward to warm and sunny Tel Aviv!
benson, are you away, or were you not able to get out yesterday?
Rob… that wood is most likely virgin timber, probably hard as concrete. Great re-use.
Park looks really beautiful. Nicely done.
Recycling wood beams? Silly. Ah, to treat mother earth as a god. The time and energy it took to salvage a readily-renewable resource? Most certainly more than milling new beams. Who cares about such considerations and human labor when we have a god to worship?
I think they look great. I think these are in the Pier 1 portion of the park.
ah yeah metal benches would definitely scorch behinds in the summer good point. i wish these were at least painted black or grey something but they look nice tho.
*rob*