By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Atlantic Stevedoring, in the 1920s, was located on Pier 36 at the end of Pioneer Street. Stevedoring companies supplied physical labor, but also the knowhow to properly load and unload ships both interms of space, weight, balance,security, and...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Arthur Engineering Works was located at 21 Delavan Street. In the 1920s Arthur together with Howard B. Tickle, ran an engineering shop building and repairing ships. Texts from an ad in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , 1946: “The Tickle Engineering...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
International Ship Fitting and Supply Co. was located at 27 India Wharf in the Atlanctic Basin, in the 1920s. They operated as a a ship chandler: offering engine room, deck, job and steward's steamship supplies. They also provided lighterage...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Atlantic Basin Iron Works office and large work shops were located at Imlay, Summit, Van Brunt, and Bowne Streets. They did all sorts of repairs a ship might need including on steamship and diesel motors. Publications from the 1920s list the key...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
This last-of-her-kind historic ship combines a museum of itself with a cultural center hosting art exhibits, music events, and tours relating to the boat's history and the history of the working waterfront. The Waterfront Museum, founded in 1985, is...
Street address: 290 Conover Street
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
SouthSide Cycles 144 Centre Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 718 797 2310 T-F 10am-7pm Sat noon-7pm Motorcycle repair and fabrication shop. http://www.motorcyclefabricationbrooklyn.com/
Street address: 144 Centre Street
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Pioneer Works is a center for research and experimentation in contemporary culture. Through a broad range of educational programs, performances, arts and science residencies, and exhibitions, Pioneer Works seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary...
Street address: 159 Pioneer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Kentler International Drawing Space, founded by two artists in 1990, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing contemporary drawings and works on paper by emerging and under-recognized national and international artists to the...
Street address: 353 Van Brunt Street
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Phone: 718 596 2225. Hours: Open daily 11am-6pm. Kempton & Co. offer beautifully designed and crafted handbags, beach bags, diaper bags, and accessories.
Street address: 390 Van Brunt Street
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
IKEA IKEA offers Swedish-designed furniture and houseware, designs for kitchens and bathrooms and a food court. This IKEA also has an ATM on the second floor. The Brooklyn store of this international retailer has some unusual and spectacular...
Street address: 1 Beard Street
