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Brooklyn, New York

Weeksville Heritage Center

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.
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Brooklyn, New York

Film Biz Recycling

permanently closed
A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.
oriana Added by oriana
Brooklyn, New York

Washington Park Wall

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Added by Michael Milo
Brooklyn, New York

The Coignet Stone Company Building

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.
Added by Joseph Alexiou
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
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Brooklyn, New York

Mary A. Whalen Oil Tanker

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
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Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.
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Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Bait and Tackle Shop

permanently closed
A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.
Added by michelleferlito
Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Winery

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

The Lehigh Barge and the Waterfront Museum Showboat Barge

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

The Red Hook Stores

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

Van Brunt Stillhouse

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.
Added by Mordy
Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Ball Fields Food Vendors

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Brooklyn, New York

Red Hook Play Center

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.
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Brooklyn, New York

'Jumping Jack' Power Plant

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Urbex Added by Urbex
Brooklyn, New York

Captain America Statue

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Brooklyn, New York

The Tomb of Jane Griffith

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Grave of John Matthews: The Soda Fountain King

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Gastropod Added by Gastropod
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
HJHausman Added by HJHausman
Brooklyn, New York

Grave of Governor DeWitt Clinton

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Brooklyn, New York

Minerva Monument

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Added by FungusFan
Brooklyn, New York

'Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness'

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.
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Brooklyn, New York

Henry Chadwick's Grave

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.
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