Overcast industrial Sunset Park
05/05/04
Sunset Park waterfront, Brooklyn (more). There aren't many places left in New York with street-running railroads.
New New York photolog: Overshadowed.
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Wow! You really captured the essence of a harsh life with this round. Very sobering. It's hard to imagine any of these scenes having ever seen gentler times. Makes me thankful. Thanks. The appearance of the rasberry tea Snapple is quite interesting, though.
Posted by: Marie C. at May 6, 2004 01:05 PM
There are some freight train tracks at street level skirting the bklyn/queens border...a train engine went out of control a month or two ago and plowed into some cars on Metropolitan Ave! No one was too badly hurt, though.
Posted by: Aileen at May 6, 2004 02:43 PM
I don't think the Bushwick tracks run along the middle of the street, though... correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by: Mike at May 7, 2004 07:56 AM
aha...thought you meant something else by "street running."
Posted by: Aileen at May 7, 2004 12:39 PM
Uau! You really captured the presence of a narsh line with its pound.
Posted by: antigonas at May 13, 2004 01:38 PM
That old brick building with the "1892" was the Merchant Marine club during WW2. I think the sailors could sleep there, get a meal, walk up to 8th Ave and go bar hopping. Get sloppy drunk and wake up in a freighter in the middle of the Atlantic days later.
Posted by: George at March 27, 2005 11:19 AM
Hey where did you get the first picture from? Where in Sunset park is this located?
Posted by: Carlos at October 14, 2005 12:22 PM
I'm researching a Thesis architecture project at the Cooper Union.
The project is based on the Sunset Park area, and
In particular I am also looking to find out about the Bush Terminal Buildings.
Moving Image - old footage of the area would also be invaluable.
I am also concerned with The Brooklyn Army Terminal and Garment Work in the area.
Posted by: lucy at March 5, 2006 09:30 PM
this is were im from and was raised all my life the pictures make it seem really bad because tht area is very bad the picture of that building is were me and my friends used to play at a younger age and that's my tag name on the building in yellow saying "kt" the picture were it says "stop" behind it is were me and my friends would swim every summer this area is very ideal for kids because there is no one around we would cut school and cause trouble down there there is alot they dont show ie the whole waterfront i bet there would be awesomw pictures to take more down but you have to climb fences to get to them
Posted by: eddie at June 4, 2006 02:50 PM
how cool ive been there its down 3rd avenue theres the salt house abanded ware house and pier
yes its fun to go but dangerous and illeagal