Ikea in Red Hook: Once Was . . . (Street Art from the Construction Site)

Vestiges: A yellow bollard, from the shipyard that once stood at the site, peeks out from the fence


Former site of Lilly’s Bar


Before Swedish Modern arrives: Brooklyn Decrepit fills the void


Foundation Rising: Birth of a Big Box


Home is where the art is


What good are old walls for?

Related Post: Ikea in Red Hook: Globalization Comes to Brooklyn

Dead Horse Inn

Plumb Beach, Brooklyn (History of Plumb Beach)







More Brooklyn by the Sea

Bedtime for Maritime

Nautical detritus (Maritime vestiges). . . Once functional, now decoration


Anchor: March 2007

Anchor: April 2011



Erie Basin (terminus of Erie Canal)

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)