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)

Astoria Waterfront

Luyster Creek





Baseball field next to power plant (Google Maps)



Overgrown baseball field next to power plant

Sewage treatment plant near the Steinway piano factory

Turbines at plant, close-up (see tops of cylinders in previous Google satellite photo)

Murals

Cemetery Tour Group

Big Sky Brooklyn Artifacts: New Product Alert

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Doll in Trash Ladies Spaghetti Top
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Big Sky Brooklyn Artifacts: Product of the Week

This relic of the Brooklyn waterfront may be old, but it still has heft—to keep you anchored to the task at hand.

Rusted Anchor Mousepad

from Big Sky Brooklyn Artifacts