Park Progress: Thirty-third Report–It’s beginning to look a lot like a park!

By on November 13, 2009 2:39 pm in Brooklyn Heights, News

BHB photo by C. Scales

BHB photo by C. Scales

This photo, taken on Sunday, November 9, from the western tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, shows trees and greensward on the riverside flank of Pier 1.

BHB photo by C. Scales

BHB photo by C. Scales

On Monday, November 10, workers were laying sod on the eastern flank of Regina Ridge, as seen fom the Promenade. More photos and text follow the jump.

BHB photo by C. Scales

BHB photo by C. Scales

The removal of Pier 1′s platform from above the pilings at the southern end continues. Note the gaps btween the pilings marking the location of the subway tunnels on the “A” and “C” line.

BHB photo by C. Scales

BHB photo by C. Scales

The “spiral pool” at the foot of Pier 2 is getting a floor. This pool is apparently intended as a launching place for kayaks or canoes.

Addendum: Thanks to reader AEB for alerting me to some nice photos on Brownstoner made by someone who was on the Park grounds.

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9 Responses to Park Progress: Thirty-third Report–It’s beginning to look a lot like a park!

  1. nabeguy November 13, 2009 at 4:08 pm #

    Brownstoner also has some nice shots of the progress.

  2. The Where November 13, 2009 at 4:20 pm #

    Copycat.

  3. my2cents November 13, 2009 at 6:21 pm #

    This is great! I can’t wait to use it!

  4. nabeguy November 13, 2009 at 8:53 pm #

    Copycat? The Where, you didn’t really say that, did you? Not at the risk of copyright infringement suits from The What, the banned and The Who? Man, you’re truly a risk taker.

  5. The Who November 14, 2009 at 5:30 am #

    Nice job Claude, as always. This is progressing nicely. All this time, I thought the Where was the What.

  6. AEB November 14, 2009 at 10:51 am #

    …or The Why….

  7. Claude Scales November 14, 2009 at 12:08 pm #

    The Who: Thanks. Could you teach me the chords to “Baba O’Reilly”?

  8. davoyager November 18, 2009 at 12:09 am #

    Anybody catch the views from the new pier 1 park in the John Mayer segment on Nightline tonight?

  9. Karl Junkersfeld November 18, 2009 at 10:24 am #

    Yea, I caught it and really like this guy.

    Also you can catch some DUMBO and Front Street in the piece. Check it out;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wnlQP7IVg