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. 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.
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Park Progress: Thirty-Second Report–Trees!
Inclement weather prevented your correspondent from making his usual Brooklyn Bridge transit this morning, but a break in the rain late this afternoon allowed for a few shots from the Promenade. There, peeking over Regina Ridge, are Pier 1’s first five–or is it six?–trees. More are soon to come, I’m sure. Removal of the decking […]
Park Progress: Thirty First Report
Earlier this year, a reader suggested that it would be helpful, from time to time, to compare the most recent image with the earliest one. Here is the photo of the north end of Pier 1 taken from the east tower of the Brooklyn Bridge on February 27, 2009: BHB photo by C. Scales Here’s […]
Park Progress: Thirtieth Report
Instead of the usual comparative pix of Piers 1 and 6 (for what’s going on there now, you need to see Karl Junkersfeld’s videos of his tours of Pier 1 and Pier 6), here are three photos, all taken on Tuesday, October 13, that show new stuff going on this week. Demolition work has begun […]
Park Progress: Twenty Ninth Report
North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 22, 2009. North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. More topsoil has been spread, and the riverside esplanade has been paved. More photos, text, and a video follow the jump.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Preview Tours at Atlantic Antic
If you can’t wait to get a glimpse of the work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, this weekend there will be two tours of the construction areas of the park-in-progress. One tour will focus on the work at the 1.6-acre Pier 6 playground and the other tour will cover the rest of the park-in-progress. Tours will […]
Park Progress: Twenty Eighth Report, and an Award!
Brooklyn Bridge Park, along with designer Michael Van Valkenburgh associates, has recieved an Honor Award for Analysis & Planning from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO. North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 15, 2009. North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Topsoil is being spread on […]
Park progress: Twenty Seventh Report
This week, I’m going to concentrate on two places where there’s particularly intense activity. South end of Pier 1, Tuesday, September 1, 2009. South end of Pier 1, Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The deck has been removed from the southwest corner of the pier, exposing the pilings below. eventually, this will be done to the […]
Park Progress: Twenty-Sixth Report
Pier 6, Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Pier 6, Tuesday, September 1, 2009. What’s all this activity near the foot of Pier 6? A closer view, and more photos and text, follow the jump.
Park Progress: Twenty-Fifth Report, and a Contest Winner
Your correspondent has returned from vacation, and resumed his photographic rounds. North end, Pier 1, Friday, August 14, 2009. North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, August 25, 2009. In my previous report, I proposed a contest to name the hill that has been constructed on the north end of Pier 1, which begins near the bottom […]
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