Iron Triangle 1
08/02/04
The Iron Triangle is an industrial wasteland between Shea Stadium and downtown Flushing. The city wants to clean up the area's junkyards and chop shops. The Triangle is sometimes erroneously called Willets Point because its main street, named Willets Point Boulevard, was originally intended to run to the real Willets Point, near Fort Totten in northeastern Queens.
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Ash heaps!
Interestingly, the Iron Triangle was also the name of a Viet Cong stronghold in South Vietnam...
Posted by: aileen at August 2, 2004 12:33 PM
That rusted out bottle is disgusting, yet I can't take my eyes away from it.
Posted by: Jen at August 2, 2004 01:11 PM
it was the rusted bottle that caught my attention too. it's incredibly fascinating and i don't know why... once again, great pix
Posted by: anthony at August 2, 2004 01:41 PM
What the hell happened to that bottle??
Posted by: yukino at August 2, 2004 02:34 PM
It is a mystery.
Posted by: Mike at August 2, 2004 02:38 PM
I love your explorations in New York. Fantastic.
What is up with that bottle?
Posted by: Eric Hancock at August 2, 2004 04:01 PM
I thought it came out of a filthy and rusty body of water that it has been soakin in for ions.
Posted by: Robin at August 2, 2004 04:05 PM
Ok. See this is why I love NY.....what the hell is the significance of the graffiti guy in a puff First Down coat with only his socks on and a paper bag with the number 3 on his head????!!!!!
Posted by: Robin at August 3, 2004 03:23 PM
very nice pictures. once i had to walk from the Shea Stadium train stop to downtown flushing and it smelled really bad the whole way. i do hope one day they'll clean up.
Posted by: patty at August 3, 2004 10:02 PM
I do not know how you guys think a platic bottle can rust. It is obviously full of the famous Scottish soft drink called "I'rn Bru" pronouced iron brew but with a Scottish accent.
Posted by: Joseph at August 19, 2004 11:19 AM
The Iron Triangle may be a blight to some, but for others like myself, it's the only alternative to getting ripped off by $80 an hour AAA certified mechanics. Prices are reasonable, and they do good work. I've had everything from clutch replacement to strut and frame work there ... all for about a 3rd of what it would cost at a "legit" repair shop. Don't judge a book by it's covers. The Iron Triangle is an important part of our daily lives in Queens, NY.