War Department Map of Port Facilities - Red Hook, 1932
1932 map of the piers and port businesses from Baltic Street (now called Cobble Hill) moving south through Atlantic Basin around past the Erie Basin, for the War Department / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The map indicates the businesses that operates each pier as well as their primary use such as, General Cargo - foreign trade; general cargo - inland trade; coal handling; lumber; storage warehouses; cold storage; naval stores; dry docks; marine repair; railway; car float bridges; ferries; and molasses handling.
A circled number refers to each pier. Their meanings, as listed in the map's legend are:
Reference
Number
344 New York Dock Pier 32
345 Butler’s Dock
346 Rudolf Co. Wharf
347 Hamilton Avenue Ferry
348 Wyle Lighterage Corporation Wharf
349 New York Dock Co.: Hamilton Avenue Bulkhead
350 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 33
351 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 34
352 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 35
353 Commercial Wharf
354 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 36
355 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 37
356 New York Dock Co.: Atlantic Basin float
357 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 38
358 New York Dock Co.: Bulkhead
359 New York Dock Co.: Bulkhead and Wharf
360 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 39
361 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 40
362 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 41
363 Shipyard and Marine Railway
364 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 44
365 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 45
366 New York Dock Co.: Pier No. 46
367 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.) warehouse pier
368 Bulkhead, first slip, Erie Basin
369 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.): Pier A
370 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.): Pier B
371 American Molasses Co. bulkhead
372 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 1
373 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 2
373A Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Graving Dock Pier
374 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 3
374A Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 4
375 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 5
376 Brooklyn Spar Co. Basin
377 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 6
378 Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.: Pier No. 7
379 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.): Pier No. 3
380 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.): Pier No. 2
381 Beard’s Erie Basin (Inc.): Pier No. 1
382 United Dry Docks (Inc.): Pier No. 1
383 Beard’s Erie Basin Inc.): bulkhead B
384 United Dry Docks (Inc.): Pier No. 2
385 United Dry Docks (Inc.): Pier No. 3
386 United Dry Docks (Inc.): Pier No. 4
386A United Dry Docks (Inc.): Pier No. 1
387 Beard’s Erie Basin: Spaces 8, 10, 12
388 Beard’s Erie Basin: Spaces 4 and 6
389 United Dry Docks (Inc.) bulkhead A
389A Nelson Corporation bulkhead
390 South Brooklyn Storage Co. bulkhead
391 Columbia Street bulkhead
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