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Tag Archives: Gowanus Expressway
Running Brooklyn: a frozen Gowanus Canal
Running every bridge over the Gowanus Canal on a chilly Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Running Brooklyn: Green-Wood Cemetery, Sunset Park, Industry City
Come on, Keith, I hear you say. Why won’t you just visit Prospect Heights? When I have to go far afield, to a place like Spring Creek or Bath Beach, it’s a big affair. I set aside time. I scout. I map a route, … Continue reading
Posted in Running Brooklyn
Tagged auto-body shops, Battle Hill, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Half, Bush Terminal, cemeteries, dependence on automobiles, Fourth Avenue, Gowanus Expressway, Green-wood Cemetery, Industry City, Industry City Distillery, Manhattan, McGovern-Weir Greenhouse, Red Hook, Red Hook Crit, Robert Moses, running, Sunset Park, The Power Broker, Third Avenue, trash, Vine
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FAQ: the history of Red Hook
Frequently-asked questions – and some detailed answers – on the history of Red Hook. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Al Capone, artists, Atlantic Basin, Battle of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Buttermilk Channel, dependence on automobiles, Erie Basin, Gowanus Canal, Gowanus Creek, Gowanus Expressway, Herman Sherman, Red Hook, Robert Moses, shipping, Steve "ESPO" Powers, Week 25 - Red Hook
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A food-filled tour of Sunset Park
On Friday, my friend Craig and I took a trip to Sunset Park. Craig’s mother and grandparents grew up in the area, and he lived there for a bit, so he was a very knowledgeable guide. I borrowed his roommate’s … Continue reading
Sunset Park: once married to industry, now seeking a life of its own
For more than a century, the fortunes of Sunset Park have been tied to industry along the waterfront. In this way, its relationship is similar to that of Wallabout with the Navy Yard: as the commercial Yard boomed to a peak … Continue reading