BayFest

Sunday, May 15 . . . It rained all morning and there was a 60 percent chance of rain throughout the day. I would not be deterred—this had been on my calendar for months, plus I needed a respite of the kind only BayFest could deliver. So I made the trip (and it stayed dry).


En route to BayFest 2011 . . .


Someone threw out a record collection (under the overpass)


Emmons Ave., Sheepshead Bay




"J-Pop sensation Reni Mimura came to the U.S. to Share LOVE and JOY!”



“The Xylopholks play novelty ragtime music of the ‘20s dressed in fuzzy animal costumes.”


“The Shots & Friends: Rock ‘n’ roll bagpipe band”


“3:15 pm: FDNY Marine Unit Fireboat Demonstration”



The band played the Marine Corps theme as the hoses gushed



A taste of nature, at nearby Plumb Beach






Grassy knoll beside the highway, past the crab house parking lot





SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)

Dead Horse Inn

Plumb Beach, Brooklyn (History of Plumb Beach)







More Brooklyn by the Sea

Dead Horse Bay/Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn by the Sea: Part 3)

Dead Horse Bay and Floyd Bennett Field, like Plumb Beach, are part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.



Dead Horse Bay’s main attraction is its vintage garbage (Video).







The Historic Aircraft Restoration Project (H.A.R.P.) is a unique museum and active workshop in an old hangar at Floyd Bennett Field. The volunteer staff there is devoted to the history and preservation of American aviation. They can be remarkably friendly and informative, showing their appreciation to visitors who make the trek to this obscure corner of Brooklyn.





SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)

Plumb Beach & Vicinity (Brooklyn by the Sea: Part 2)

Official Plumb Beach: A shuttered rest stop (click for Plumb Beach history)


Sewage treatment plant on Knapp St.


“Ever Vigilant in Protecting Nature’s Precious Resource. Through Applied Technology We are Purifying our Water.”


Marina on Plumb Beach Channel, Gerritsen Beach





Gerritsen Beach


Houses on Plumb Beach Channel


Condos on Emmons Ave., Sheepshead Bay




Gulls trail a pleasure craft motoring through Sheepshead Bay



Neighbors: Derelict backyard of motel next to beach




Unofficial entrance to the beach (Kingsborough College lighthouse in background)




Sunset: Assisted Living Facilities surround the wasteland where Plumb Beach meets Sheepshead Bay

SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)