Hunters Point, NY

Queens, NY - CartLegger - Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 : goo

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For $10 and a long wait in line, you can enjoy a watered down drink at the over-crowded Water Taxi beach.

But such simple kicks, ignore the real life, real history of Hunters Point, NY
big version @ upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/LIRR_1891_Long_Island_City.jpg

Hunters Point was a bustling 19th century industrial area, surging in after Civil War in the same economic boom that led to the development of its Newtown Creek, its neighbor.

As it was so close to Manhattan, train transport (by tunnel and ferry) was a major part of the infrstructure. Like Gantry Point Park to its north, tts mostly still there, awaiting some intervention. Its been waiting a while.

that intervention will come soon. Mayor Bloomberg wanted to see this area turned into the Olympic village for the 2012 Olympics. Glad that one missed us...

But people want to enjoy these views. So the city is now trying to develop this area--with some trouble.
www.nycedc.com/NR/rdonlyres/F2776A9E-39B7-4BD2-AE57-4DA38775250F/0/HPSSubcommitteeMeeting3August162007PreliminaryPlan.pdf

i hope it takes a while, and the some few areas of the city can still enjoy the rusty hue of benign neglect for a bit longer, before the developers move in.

I'll be back!

postcard

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Graz: Mmmmmm, rusty mechanical goodness!

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