By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Red Hook’s east side is bounded by the Gowanus Bay which funnels into the Gowanus Canal at the Hamilton Avenue Bridge. PortSide’s flagship the tanker MARY A. WHALEN frequently delivered home heating oil to the two Bayside fuel terminals on...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Carolina Salguero was Associate Curator of the exhibit. Mary Habstritt, President of the Roebling Chapter of the Society of Industrial Archeology (now heading the LILAC Preservation Project) was the curator. Salguero was the mole for the Save the...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The publication New York, 1894. Illustrated brings readers to New York City, 1894 where companies like R. C. Layton & Co., flourished in an increasingly industrialized and connected new world. Business (as demonstrated by the other examples in...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In 1889, several newspapers reported on Lawrence Grob, a citizen of Red Hook who earned the nickname “Larry the Bugler'' from his neighbors. Every morning, from his residence on Conover Street, near the Atlantic Docks, Grob used his bugle to wake...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Four years before the American Civil War, a legal battle emerged from a situation that occurred aboard a steamship from Savannah to New York. One of the passengers, Thomas Steele, a light skinned man, was accused of being a fugitive slave by another...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Red Hook Mural was created as a part of the Greetings Tour Duo's mission to create murals in all 50 states. Using a postcard letter style, "they work with communities to create colorful murals featuring local landmarks,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Frank's Bike Shop From their flyer: “Bicycle repairs shop, new and used bicycles, bicycle accessories and parts.“ February 2024 news! Frank's has moved from behind the Van Brunt Street gas station to the hot corner of Pioneer and Van Brunt,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Keg & Lantern Brewery offers both crafted beer and a full menu of food. From their instagram: “ Check out our brand new tasting room every Friday, Saturday & Sunday for new can releases, cocktails, drafts and food to-go. “ Indoor &...
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Brooklyn Slate From their website: “Showroom for kitchen items handcrafted from slate sourced from a NY quarry, plus gourmet provisions." Address: 33 Bowne St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Phone: (877) 648-8333 Email: hello@brooklynslate.com...
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La New Yorkina Palletas: Mexican Ice and Sweets From their website, written by founder Fany Gerson, “ My mission is to share the sweetness of Mexico; I also strive to create the kind of company that people want to be a part of, support, work...
