Brooklyn Waterfront 80 Years Ago
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…
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]
That link seems to be down….
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?
nice oil slick between the docks…cool picture, but yuck…