Red Hook
05/05/06
demolition for new Ikea
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Jake, Will and I are leading a bike tour of Brooklyn street art on Saturday. Meet at Jay and York Streets in Dumbo at noon.
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I'm so glad you're back!
Posted by: Chris Erb at May 5, 2006 01:17 AM
Welcome back :-)
Liz
Posted by: redcountess at May 5, 2006 05:27 AM
hey mike-
thanks for doing the grafitti tour yesterday.
jamie
Posted by: jamie at May 7, 2006 11:16 PM
Hey... just found your website... just saying Hi... NY's a hell of a city... :)
C ya!
Posted by: Paulo at May 8, 2006 01:18 AM
Good documentation of the place that could be gone in some years. The pictures are very represantative as I think.
Good work !
Posted by: Marina loves pictures at May 8, 2006 01:28 PM
The playground is actually named for the two streets around it, Bush and Clinton Streets. Nice coincidence, though.
Posted by: corie at May 16, 2006 10:39 AM
Cool shots. Love the red building against the blue sky, and the "Bill Clinton Playground"
Posted by: cathy at May 16, 2006 10:41 AM
man !
so nice !
I love it!
Posted by: kaka at May 20, 2006 09:57 AM
Welcome back! Just checked back after MONTHS of desperation w/o satan's laundromat updates, only to find you post again at long last. I'm thrilled. Hope you'll be around for good from now on.
Bernat
(Budapest, Hungary)
Posted by: Bernat at May 22, 2006 08:02 AM
a friend of mine was babbling about this graf bike tour he went on. where was my invitation? huh? ::sniff:: btw, i've moved back to the old hood if you feel like stalking.
Posted by: blueidoru at June 12, 2006 03:55 PM
where is bin Laden liar!!!!
Posted by: fathiasharif3 at June 27, 2006 06:34 AM
come back....
Posted by: matty at July 11, 2006 11:47 PM
Dam where did you do?
I love pix of RedHook. really any pix of Brooklyn I love and you seem to always get the best of them!!!
I wish you would come on back!!!
Posted by: sKILLz at July 14, 2006 12:05 AM
Hmmm..... it seems Mike has disappeared again.
Let's hope he comes back soon with more great pics!
Posted by: anonymous at July 17, 2006 12:11 PM
I used to live in Brooklyn (Flatbush) and I love these! They perfectly capture the mood of the city.
Posted by: Rachel at July 29, 2006 01:47 PM
ECHOOOOooo, ECho. echo?
Posted by: will cowan at July 30, 2006 08:36 PM
went to red hook last weekend. born and raised there .left in 1960. it was a war zone then. starting to look better.always took grandchicken from westchter to see where i grow up. they liked the view and thought the place " cool"
Posted by: marion at August 1, 2006 10:19 PM
ARE THERE ANY OLD- TIMERS LEFT IN RED HOOK? I WENT TO VISITATION SCHOOL IN THE 1950'S. SPENT ALL SUMMER AT THE RED HOOK POOL.LIVED ON WOLCOTT ST AND THEN DIKEMAN ST.
Posted by: marion at August 3, 2006 04:15 PM
love the pictures on that page!! i love new york, have been there twice, but that is five years ago. but i am going back there in september!! hope to take some good pictures there as well.
Posted by: mikko at August 6, 2006 05:55 PM
where have you gone to again??
Posted by: Claire at August 8, 2006 12:27 PM
you dissapeared again!
Posted by: reester at August 23, 2006 03:52 AM
I used to live at 105 luquer street and HAD to spell the name everytime! Between Hicks & Henry street. The BQE was my alarm clock.
It was named for a revolutionary war hero peter luquer and I met a lot of people who they have made movies about, lol!
I SO miss NYC. CA is like jello. gurgle, gurgle.
Posted by: miss mary at August 24, 2006 11:03 PM
I lived in Redhook for about 20 years and my Mom just recently passed away and lived in Redhook. I love the pics posted. There used to be a bar/social club on Columbia and Lorraine owned at one time by a man named Nick - who was my Mothers' employer.
Posted by: E at February 21, 2007 06:21 PM
And who amongst us will ever forget the time a transvestite was caught using the facilities at red hook pool in 1968.5000 puerto rican voices yelling-"FAGGOT!!!FAGGOT!!!"5000 puerto rican voices yelling as one!!!A masterpiece
Posted by: c.brady at March 25, 2007 03:39 PM
I've never been there (brooklyn), but it seems very horrible!
Posted by: Digital Photography at April 18, 2007 04:05 AM
hmmmmm... not as horrible as we'd like, at least not in ways that are INTERESTING. ("luxury condos coming soon" will kill us all.)
Posted by: whowalkinbrooklyn at June 11, 2007 01:04 PM
you feed my hunger of brooklyn pictures.
Ikea sucks.
Posted by: alex at July 29, 2007 11:13 PM
If I made a pros/cons list of life, your photos are on pros.
Just moved to Red Hook and it has rented room in my heart. I don't really know anyone but would like to come out and play... is anyone still lingering here?
Posted by: Marina at March 29, 2008 04:45 PM
If I made a pros/cons list of life, your photos are on pros.
Just moved to Red Hook and it has rented room in my heart. I don't really know anyone but would like to come out and play... is anyone still lingering here?
Posted by: Marina at March 29, 2008 04:46 PM
I'd come out and play Marina but I live in green rainy seattle
Posted by: posthole at April 29, 2008 07:06 PM
I GREW UP IN RED HOOK BACK IN THE 60'S. IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO REMEMEBERS ME OR MY FAMILY I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
Posted by: SUSAN DORMAN at May 31, 2008 06:55 PM
Love the pics, Love Red Hook...I remember when that boat was there...I rode my bike down to see it from Carrol Gardens. Remember all the tourists who we're all pissed that they got let off there? Ha Ha Suckers!
Posted by: Ted at July 8, 2008 08:46 PM
The new IKEA is up already and I fucking hate it.
They made a free shuttle bus to go to the Ikea and yet people STILL wait and take the b77.
"Does this bus go to Ikea"
Ughhh if one more person asks me this I think I will be on the 11pm news!
Posted by: sKILLz at July 9, 2008 10:51 PM
The new IKEA is up already and I fucking hate it.
They made a free shuttle bus to go to the Ikea and yet people STILL wait and take the b77.
"Does this bus go to Ikea"
Ughhh if one more person asks me this I think I will be on the 11pm news!
Posted by: sKILLz at July 9, 2008 10:51 PM
I posted 2 years ago about living on luquer st. if any pictures are available, please let me know.
I'm curious about how the neighborhood has gone - gone, bad, or indifferent.
Thanks.
Posted by: Miss Mary at October 7, 2008 06:42 AM
I went to Visitation. Lived on van brunt st/hey CYO,Pal,Williams Ice Cream Parlor, Mikes. The boys Joey, Mikie, Roger,Frankie,Eddie Rocky, Allie, Brother. I left in 1958 US Army. Had a career in 2 law enforcement agencies. Now reside in Las vegas.
Remember taffy dicks candy store, I lived righ across the street from it, we called it winklemans. Joe N.
Posted by: Joe at October 16, 2008 11:46 AM
I ALSO WENT TO VISITATION. LIVED ON WOLCOTT ST AND THEN DIKEMAN. GRADUATED FROM VISITATI0N IN 1953, WENT TO BISHOP MC DONNEL HS., THEN TO COLLEGE. LEFT IN 1960 WHEN I GOT MARRIED. I REMEMBER TAFFY DICKS, MIKES ETC. WAS DOWN IN RED HOOK 2 YEARS AGO. IT IS STARTING TO GET BETTER. LOTS OF ARTIST,MUSICANS AND A LOT OF RENOVATION GOING ON. COFFEY ST PIER IS AMAZING. SAW PEOPLE KAYAKING. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? MARION
Posted by: MARION SOMMA at November 12, 2008 12:39 PM
i too went to visitation..started in 1957 and graduated in 1966..
Posted by: anthony at December 10, 2008 05:04 PM
mmm...urban decay...
Posted by: Wesley at December 19, 2008 08:16 PM
I so wish you would make some new posts.
Red Hook has changed so much!
The IKEA is now up and running.
The whole hood has changed and if you live there you can see it very easily!
Posted by: sKILLz at May 25, 2009 08:47 AM
I was born in 1958 {nee Jakuc} in Red Hook as was my mother before me {Davies} .... 170 Beard Street across from the Animal Hair, around the corner from Balzano's and two blocks down from Todd's Shipyard, famous drydock. A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD! I hope and pray that those fairly new to Red Hook build, rebuild and learn everything possible about your town. I'll help with any info I can.