Railroad dock to be demolished. This dock served floated rail cars from the New York Dock Company, visible in the background. A description of the Governors Island rail system is at ...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
A small blurb in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle , July 1852 paints an image of scrappy Red Hook. A man named Hayes, who keeps a junk store in Red Hook Point, was taken before Justice King this morning, on a charge preferred against him by David W. Sweet,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Cargo ships are designed to carry heavy weights, and without it they ride too high in the water and are unstable. Ships not laden with enough goods would take on ballast, often in the form of sand or gravel to allow them to safely sail. ...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
1-2 Empire Stores; Water and Dock, Fulton 3 Empire Stores, ft. of Main, Catherine 4 Martin Stores @No. 34 Furman, Fulton 5-6 Martin Stores @ No. 66 Furman, Fulton 7-8 Robert Stores,...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Postcard of a ship docked in the Atlantic Basin, one of a series of postcards of Brooklyn views printed by the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper.
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Photo, ca. 1922, of New York City from the air. Atlantic Basin is visible
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Kids have been swimming off the piers of Red Hook probably ever since the piers existed. It is not common today in part because of the increasing awareness that the polluted water, particularly after a rain fall, is a health hazard. "Taking a...
Joe Ruggiero, aka “Joey Chips” since he always shows up at a party with a bag of chips, is a WWII vet who is still driving in 2016. He served as a Bosun Mate on the Navy vessel THURSTON and participated in 6 D-Days in 4 years including...
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
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...
