Friday, August 7, 2009. Friday, August 14, 2009. Here’s the contest: Name the impressive hill (for a view from the summit, see this earlier post) that’s been built on the northern portion of Pier 1, seen above. Friday, August 14, 2009. Here’s another view of the hill on Pier 1, showing, toward the right, the […]
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Park progress: twenty-third report
Friday, July 31, 2009. Friday, August 7, 2009. According to one of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation staffers who accompanied the site tour your correspondent took on Tuesday, the circular outline near the northwest corner of Pier 1 will be a “tot park.” More photos and text follow the jump.
Park progress: Special Edition – An Inside Look!
Yesterday evening, your correspondent joined a group of thirty or so people, including BHB contributor Matthew Parker and Brooklyn Heights Association Board of Governors member Martin Schneider, for a tour of the northern portion (Piers 1 and 2) of the construction site for Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation President Regina Myer (photo […]
Park Progress: Twenty-second Report
Friday, July 31, 2009. Here’s a new view of the work being done at the foot of Pier 2. It appears that a trench is being dug inland of, and parallel to, the canal for kayaks. Comparative photos are after the jump.
Park Progress: Early Bird Edition, and Tours Available (Twenty-first Report)
Since your correspondent is leaving town for a few days, here’s an early report for this week. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has posted this sign at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade, displaying a map of the Park as planned. The BBPDC is hosting tours of the construction site every Tuesday evening […]
Park Progress, with a Bonus Shot from the Karaoke Cruise (Twentieth Report)
Friday, July 10,2009. Friday, July 17, 2009. The trucks keep rolling in with more fill material. After the jump, there’s a sea level view of the hill that’s grown near the center of Pier 1.
Park Progress: Piers 1, 6 and More (Nineteenth Report)
Friday, July 3, 2009. Friday, July 10, 2009. Again, we compare shots of Pier 1 taken from the north. Not much change in the topography, but some more tall poles have gone up.
Park Progress: Piers 1 and 6 (Eighteenth Report)
Friday, June 26, 2009. Friday, July 3, 2009. This week, we return to headlining comparative photos of the north end of Pier 1, as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. The topography is taking shape, with a large central hill sloping gently upward from northwest to southeast. More photos and text after the jump.
Park Progress: Piers 1 and 6 (Seventeenth Report)
Friday, June 19, 2009. Friday, June 26, 2009. This week we focus on the south end of Pier 1, where there’s considerable visible action. The “Grand Canyon” has now been given a plastic lining. You can sign up to receive information about Brooklyn Bridge Park and updates on park construction, site tours, and other activities […]
Park Progress: Piers 1 and 6 (Sixteenth Report)
Friday, June 12, 2009. Friday, June 19, 2009. I’ve decided, for the time being, to feature comparative photos of Pier 6 in this weekly post, since I’ve now found a good vantage point–the roof of the LICH parking garage–from which to shoot it. Comparative photos of the north and south ends of Pier 1 follow […]
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