Imlay Street
Imlay Street was originally Hudson Street but was renamed in 1861 for William H. Imlay, a large property holder in Red Hook, who both sold land to the Atlantic Dock Company and was a major shareholder.
- Query: Tìm kiếm Google Draw[Telegram:e10838].tdw
- Query type: Keyword
- Record types:
- Item
- File
- Collection
- Simple Page
- Exhibit
- Exhibit Page
Atlantic Oil Company
Atlantic Oil Company, Incorporated May 1853 Capital $120,000 ...Van Dyke St Red Hook Point. President James Struthers [listed under heading Oil and Candle Companies]
Pier 32, Where are You? 1909
Be it today or 100+ years ago, some people, especially landlubbers, find it difficult to make their way to a particular ship or pier. Would that be deemed newsworthy today? Possibly not, but the following anecdote appeared in the...
Creamer Street
Creamer Street officially opened in 1835 as Grinnell Street. Mr. Henry Grinnell, a wealthy public spirited merchant wan an original investor in the Atlantic Dock Company. The street was renamed in 1891 for Joseph M. Creamer, a Brooklyn Police...
US Welcoming Cobras Bars Murderous Mongoose
A shipment of animals destined to zoos arrived in Red Hook's Atlantic Basin in 1922, too good a story for the Evening Telegraph to pass up. The early 1920s saw the continued progression of an increasingly globalized world that was emerging in the...
Todd Shipyards Advertisements, 1921
Advertisement for Todd's Shipyards in 1921 editions of The Marine Journal , " America's Leading Marine Weakly ". Todd Shipyards Corportaion started in Red Hook, Brooklyn and by 1921 had expanded to New Jersey and Washington State. In Brooklyn they...
The Atlantic Lifeboat Company
The Atlantic Lifeboat Company, located at Richards and Delevan Streets, was founded in 1914. In addition to making lifeboats—important safety equipment on ships—the company made speedy powerboats.
Van Dyke Street
Van Dyke Street is almost certainly named for the Van Dyke family, 18th century residents of Red Hook. Mathias and Nicholas Van Dyke at one time owned most of Red Hook. After the death of Mathias in 1834 his land was sold to the Red Hook Building...
Cafe Kestrel
Cafe Kestrel opened in 2024. "Cafe Kestrel, in Red Hook, offers cooking that is highly idiosyncratic but not confrontational, from applesauce sundaes to Sunday-night curry." says Helen Rosner, writing on The New Yorker, ...
Dikeman Street
Dikeman Street, one of many officially named by the City of Brooklyn in 1835, was most likely named in honor of John Dikeman, He was one of the first property owners in Brooklyn, was the Villages's lawyer in 1819 and went on to be a respected Judge....