The Red Hook Water Stories team was very gratified to learn that author Mark Morrin, used RedHook Waterstories as a source for his 2019 e-book Farewell and Adieu Old Boatmen of Red Hook, and even more grateful that he has allowed us to make...
By The Red Hook WaterStories team
During the 1920’s the borough of Brooklyn, New York, which roared with speak-easies and flapper dresses, promised an additional lure of luxurious living, as reported by the E.K. Titus in the article, "Carefree Life on Lighters in Harbor...
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The Red Hook Grain Terminal, is a large cement structure, erected by New York State in 1922. It's purpose was to store grain arriving from the Erie Canal. Located at the foot of Columbia Street, at the mouth of the Gowanus Canal, the 54-bin...
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Col. Daniel Richards witnessed the construction of the Erie Canal and understood that there was great potential for a shipping hub in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The Atlantic Dock Company was chartered by New York State on May 6, 1840 with a plan for a...
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After being closed a month, on April 13, 2024, the Red Hook Somtum Der will reopen as Goog with a shift concept, " a focus on simple, less spicy Thai comfort foods found in small Bangkok cook shops" and earlier dinner hours to reflect neigbhorhood...
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Polt Atölye sells artisanal leather and canvas goods. You can see their workspace at the back of the store. It is the design, build and retail enterprise of a husband and wife team. Their shop also carries other locally-made...
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Mission Martial Arts Children's Center was founded by two brooklyn brothers. They opened their first school in their home neigborhood of Carrol Gardens then expanded to create their Children's Center in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Location ...
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"Excavating Histories - Red Hook" a video created by students at Parsons School of Design in the Transdisciplinary Design Studio, December 2019. click the link to watch on Facebook....
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D efalcation. John Wright, a storage keeper at Atlantic Docks, N.Y. and a defaulter to a considerable amount, left for France in the steamer United States, on her last passage. One house in New York, it is said, will be a loser by him to the...
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The Atlantic Basin was the home to hundreds of Erie Canal boats during the winter months. Families, including children, lived on the the boats, tending their floating homes, until the ice melted and they could begin shipping produce again. The...
