By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Seaman's handbook for Shore Leave , by United States Merchant Marine’s Social Service Bureau. Custom House, published in 1920 listed sailor’s homes – places were sailors could get a bed and sometimes a meal for a night - from...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Auditore Jas. and Sons, based at 14 Hamilton Avenue in the 1920s, were in the stevedoring business, loading and unloading ships. They also provided coal and berthing for steamers.
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
An aerial view of the Hamilton Avenue Ferry house in Red Hook that includes several piers and other waterfront buildings. The image was taken in 1934 by a Daily Eagle photographer, likely for a story of how the building was condemned and due...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
In the 1850s, David P. Wild was the proprietor of the Bay House. He advertised that the bar was well supplied with wines, brandies, ales and cigars of the very best brands. He also outfitted fishermen with sail and row boats, tackle and bait. The...
