In 1846 when Hamilton Avenue Ferry service to Manhattan started it was the only mass transit option to and from Red Hook, Brooklyn.   This was no longer the case in 1914, street cars and elevated subway lines crossed the Brooklyn Bridge,...

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Red Hook Houses East and West, like many other Red Hook buildings, were built on land that was either originally underwater, or was a tidal marsh. The floods of Hurricane Sandy were a harsh reminder of this...

Bush Street (trees thereon), south side, east from Columbia to Clinton Streets. In the background on Clinton and Bush Streets is the Sapolin Co. building. Also shown is 501-507 Columbia Street, south from Bush Street. Most of the seen area in this...

Street address: Bush Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY

Lorraine Street, north side, east from Henry to Clinton Streets, showing several old shacks. This area later became part of the Red Hook Houses, the government low rental housing development. On the right is the Sapolin warehouse.

Street address: Lorraine Street & Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY