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The great Brooklyn explosion of 1956
Twenty-six minutes after the fire began, a “harmless” explosive left 10 dead, injured 247, and caused $10,000,000 in property damage. Continue reading
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Tagged 35th Street, burlap bags, Bush Terminal, Cordeau Detonant Fuse, Erie Basin, explosions, five-alarm fires, ground foam rubber scrap, hazardous materials, Industry City, Luckenbach Steamship Co. Inc., major destruction, Marine 1 FDNY, New York Board of Fire Underwriters Bureau, Primacord, shattered glass, shock waves, Week 32 - Industry City
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A fire-escape sunset at Industry City Distillery
As you might recall, my friend Max is one of the partners of Industry City Distillery. They’re building a vodka-production factory from scratch, and have had quite a bit of success thus far. So when Industry City came out of … Continue reading
Week thirty-two: Industry City
This project’s thirty-second neighborhood is a familiar one: the former Bush Terminal along the Sunset Park waterfront. I catalogued my most recent trip to the area in one of my “Running Brooklyn” posts. The selection came courtesy of my friend … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Terminal, Industry City, Sunset Park, Week 32 - Industry City
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