Atlantic Terminal Rail Yard, 1962
Maps dated 1962 of the Railway in Atlantic Basin. Trains moved cargo from ships to warehouses in and near Atlantic Basin. Similar port factilies map are down below.
Report and Recommendations on the Revitalization of the South Brooklyn Waterfront, June 2025
NYU Graduate students working on their capstone thesis had as their client Councilmember Alexa Avilés and created a report and recommendations on the "Revitalization of the South Brooklyn Waterfront" responding to the Brooklyn Marine Terminal...
Atlantic Dock by way of "Paddies" and "Steam Paddies" is well under way, 1845
Construction of The Atlantic Dock - a massive, man-made harbor for all manor of cargo ships, from deep water vessels to canal boats, began on June 3, 1841. Less than four years later, in their November 25, 1845 edition, the New Y...
New Steam Pilotboat ties up at Atlantic Docks, 1897
In June of 1897 the newly built Pilotboat NEW YORK, tied up at the Atlantic Docks to prepare for its first day of service. The steel vessel was built at Harlan and Wolf’s yards at Wilmington. ...
Bicycle Catamaran found adrift after storm, tied up in Atlantic Basin, 1896
Bicycle catamaran found adrift towed to Atlantic Basin reported the Journal, June 23, 1896. "Captain Otto Olfen, of the tugboat R. E. Pettie, picked up the boat floating in the lower bay. The rudder chain was twisted around the screw and...
Docks and Dogs: audio history of Red Hook’s working waterfront and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal process: 2024
Carolina Salguero, PortSide’s Executive Director, narrated a tour covering the history of Red Hook’s working waterfront (docks) and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal process during a free public sail we offered as part of our visiting vessel...
Archeological assessment of Piers 7-12, 2006
A 2006 study examined parts of the Brooklyn Piers 7-12 site north of the Atlantic Basin that were flagged by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as warranting further study and assessment for their potential sensitivity to yield remains of...
Norman Brouwer's Maritime History of Red Hook
A History of Red Hook Norman Brouwer, noted maritime historian - the man who basically wrote THE guides to historic ships and some of our national preservation standards for them - graciously wrote this maritime history of Red Hook for...
Oil Ship Explosion, Atlantic Basin, 1924
In the afternoon of June 24, 1924, the Egremont Castle, a 9,000-ton capacity oil ship of the Union Castle line was being loaded when the ship’s winch seized while lowering a 100-gallon drum of gasoline causing its load suddenly jerk upwards....