Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged bklyn yard, brooklyn, carroll gardens, carroll street bridge, cobblestones, gowanus canal, photography, ye olde on September 25, 2009| 1 Comment »
The Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal is 120 years old. It’s a retractile bridge, one of only four in the U.S.; to open, the bridge rolls back on steel rails. Fortunately, this is pretty far up the canal and doesn’t have to allow boats through often. This picture is of the gate that swings shut to prevent cars from crossing when the bridge is moving. With the cobblestones and brick buildings, the scene is olde timey, except for the Bkln Yard visitors to the right.
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, carroll gardens, carroll street bridge, gowanus canal, photography, police and fire call box on September 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
This has to be one of the most banged up police and fire call boxes I’ve seen. It’s located on a quiet, semi-industrial corner near the Gowanus Canal and the Carroll Street bridge. You can see actually using it.
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