Text of William Bakers obit in the Brooklyn Eagle,  April 11, 1940    "William J. Baker Red Hook Native For 40 Years Operated "Billy' Baker's Boathouse - Founded Yacht Club   William J. Baker, one of the best know residents of...

Two atmposheric photos by  George Bradford Brainerd.   View of three men standing in front of Erie Basin boathouse in Red Hook, 1886. One of the early unofficial names of the area that became Erie Basin was the “Fishing Place,"...