By The Red Hook WaterStories team
Men sit along a wooden dock, at the foot of Court Street and a sailboat floats near the next pier in photograph by George Bradfor Brainerd taken sometime in the 1870s. The photograph is by George Bradford Brainerd , 1845-1887. He was a civil...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The oil tanker MARY A.WHALEN is PortSide NewYork's ambassador to the BLUEspace and site of our offices and many programs. Built for Red Hook's Ira Bushey and Sons, she was launched May 21, 1938 and is significant to area history and national...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
The Alcyone Boat Club was formed around 1867, the first rowing club in the area. It was located at the foot of Court and Smith Streets. "Another aquatic sport has lately become very popular in this city, though but little attempt has been made...
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...
