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The Lost Docks of “Fort” Brooklyn & The Downfall of Brooklyn Harbor - IT'S HISTORY
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The Brooklyn docks are an integral part of the borough's history. But with the industrial past of New York City and the rise of container shipping, these piers have been abandoned and left to rot. What happened? In this episode, we take a look at what happened to the piers on Brooklyn's waterfront. We'll talk about how they've been used over the years, why they were abandoned, and what people are saying about them today.
IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
Chapters:
00:00 - How Brooklyn's waterfront came to prominence
00:47 - A word from our sponsor, Fabulous
02:52 - Brooklyn's waterfront industry during the 19th century
04:08 - The History of Ferry service in Brooklyn
06:33 - Why Brooklyn is famous for coffee
06:57 - What were Brooklyn's abandoned warehouses?
08:16 - The Downfall of Brooklyn's waterfront
09:11 - Why the Brooklyn waterfront was abandoned
11:07 - What remains of Brooklyn's lost waterfront
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» CREDIT
Scriptwriter - Imana Schoch
Editor - Rishi Mittal
Host - Ryan Socash
Sponsor - Fabulous
» SOURCES
https://www.bkwaterfronthistory.org/story/a-working-waterfront/
https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/about/history/
https://dumbo.is/hometo/fulton-ferry-landing
https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/places-to-see/fulton-ferry-landing/
https://blog.mcny.org/2013/03/12/fulton-ferry-and-the-creation-of-new-yorks-first-suburb/
https://blogs.shu.edu/litandthecity/2019/05/08/fultons-street-ferry/
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/02/26/brief-life-fanciful
https://fultonferrylandingassociation.wordpress.com/history/
https://bklyner.com/a-dying-waterfront-transformed-digging-into-the-history-of-brooklyn-bridge-park/
https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/places-to-see/empire-fulton-ferry/
https://uncoveringnewyork.com/old-pier-1-brooklyn-bridge-park/
https://www.bkwaterfronthistory.org/story/mass-transit-brooklyn-style/
http://cup.columbia.edu/book/a-history-of-brooklyn-bridge-park/9780231171229
https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/about/history/5-previous-occupants-of-the-brooklyn-bridge-park-waterfront/
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14745-pier-3-at-brooklyn-bridge-park-by-michael-van-valkenburgh-associates
https://www.archpaper.com/2018/07/pier-3-brooklyn-bridge-park/
https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/about/history/the-storied-past-of-empire-stores/
» NOTICE
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