Yesterday was the OHNY openstudios event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We'll have a full post on that tomorrow, but thought you might also enjoy some new landscape shots taken from buildings around the Yard. Since last we took a full tour, there's been a ton of redevelopment, including a new visitor's center at Building 92.
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Photos: Inside, Above, And Through The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Photos: Visiting The Secret Train Platform Beneath The Waldorf-Astoria
Over the weekend we had a chance to visit the long-abandoned Waldorf-Astoria train platform, which allowed VIPs to enter the hotel in a more private manner—most famously it was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly to hide the fact that he was in a wheelchair suffering from polio. The mysterious track, known as Track 61, still houses the train car and private elevator, which were both large enough for FDR's armor-plated Pierce Arrow car. Legend has it that the car would drive off the train, onto the platform and straight into the elevator, which would lead to the hotel's garage. Trainjotting has some more history regarding the platform, known as Track 61, and notes that the quest for it "has become a holy grail for many urban explorers."
Flashback: The High Line In 2002
Last week we took a look at the new Phase II section of the High Line. While we wait for it to officially open in June, let's take a look back at how the Line used to look, long before construction on the park began (and including shots from the still undeveloped Phase III section).
"Urban Explorers" Arrested After Sneaking Into 2nd Avenue Subway
Four men were arrested for an escapade down in the Second Avenue subway project. The men—Eric Ruggiero, 25, of Manhattan; Jacob Bloom, 21, of Glen Cove, LI; Braiden O'Sullivan, 21, of Connecticut and William West, 27, of Massachusetts—were arrested in the tunnel with Roman candles and cameras. They said they were down there as part of an "urban explorers" expedition and had brought the fireworks along to illuminate the space for photography (maybe they were looking for street art?).
Extreme Urban Exploration: Just Add Fire
Steel wool, chicken wire, fire... urban exploration is being taken to the next level of extreme. Seems nowadays kids aren't content with merely trespassing and snapping some photos... now they're running through abandoned subway tracks twirling these homemade concoctions around while they burn. The result is pretty cool though. Here are a few photos by Pro-Zak, who calls the process "burning," taken in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and even New Jersey.
Video: Ruins of New York
The handsome host tipped us off that something was a little awry with this urban exploration video. But even if it's part of an ad campaign pimping boots, it's still pretty cool. The short doc "takes viewers on a virtual tour of empty structures that have been part of the NYC cityscape for decades," and they even climb up the Red Hook Grain Terminal.
Inside Admiral's Row
This past weekend our very own Jake Dobkin infiltrated the Brooklyn Navy Yard once again, this time hitting up Admiral's Row. According to Officer’s Row, the authority on the area, the "small section of the Brooklyn Navy Yard was home to high-ranking officers and their families. The ten houses (six buildings) were built between 1864 and 1901. Surrounded by a high brick wall and iron gates, Officer's Row was a small piece of beauty amidst a bustling industrial neighborhood. It housed tennis courts, a stable-turned ice skating rink, and parade grounds. Several varieties of fruit trees and a communal vegetable garden could be found dotting the landscape." (Here are some exterior shots.)
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