Closing Bell: Columbia's Lost Streets
Forgotten New York takes a tour around Columbia Street in a recent post and includes the map above, noting that theses are the “lost streets of the Columbia Street waterfront, shown on this 1929 Belcher Hyde atlas. At the top is Harrison Street, now called Kane; and Irving and Sedgwick Streets, shaved to stubs west…
Forgotten New York takes a tour around Columbia Street in a recent post and includes the map above, noting that theses are the “lost streets of the Columbia Street waterfront, shown on this 1929 Belcher Hyde atlas. At the top is Harrison Street, now called Kane; and Irving and Sedgwick Streets, shaved to stubs west of Columbia Street in the 1960s and now gone completely. Van Brunt was truncated south of Degraw Street that same decade. Brick buildings are marked in pink. The city still has a Sedgwick Street sign, but there’s no street left. This area is on the drawing boards as a waterfront park.”
Covering the Columbia Waterfront [FNY]
I signed the petition to remove the salt pile too. But I must admit that I’m thrilled that – at least – the new pile is shorter and smaller.
Less thrilled about the fact that it was created over a 3-4 day period where the trucks were active 24/7.
I googled sedgwick street and found that this was the location of a horrible racially inspired riot during the civil war against black warehouse workers.
http://www.nytimes.com/1862/08/05/news/excitement-brooklyn-disgraceful-attack-upon-tobacco-factory-four-hundred.html
«Van Brunt was truncated south of Degraw Street» you mean NORTH of Degraw
I signed the petition about the salt piles, I too want then taken away.
We are frieidly, except when they uncover the salt pile and it blows salt all over us.
And when know-nothings make snarky NIMBY remarks about us.
Loving that area down there, it is like a hidden treasure. we ride bikes there all the time, the people are friendly down there for some reason.