Brooklyn Steeze
September 3rd, 2018 by Mr. C
(a view from Louis Valentino Jr. Park & Pier in Red Hook)
(Gowanus area)
Over the Labor Day weekend, I was intending to utilize the free citibike day pass that was offered by Showtime but a few glitches in the Citibike App system prevented me from cashing in on the free day until they fixed the problem at around noon time, too late because I brought my own bike to romp the streets of Brooklyn! Our plan of attack was to set the roots in Park Slope, fuel up with some bagels and start the adventure pedaling from Park Slope through Gowanus then head to Industry City and finish things off in Red Hook before pedaling back to the 4 wheel cage! Follow along with the photos!
(Stopped off at this excellent Bagel Shop in Park Slope to fuel up on some carbs!)
(Did a lightning round of farmers market shopping for some fresh fruits!)
(Headed to one of my favorite bridges in NYC, The Carroll Street Bridge!)
(The Carroll Street bridge was built in 1889 and is one of only a few retractile bridges left in NY . A retractile bridge slides along a track to allow the bridge to move and ships to pass. Check out the Belgian blocks on either side of the bridge and those wooden planks on the bridge!)
(The Retractile cables and pulleys of the bridge. Check that track jack!)
(Next Stop, dashed off to Industry City! Industry City is a waterfront community of old industrial warehouses, manufacturing, and shipping buildings of yesteryear – refreshed into a somewhat shopping, eating, & art/music mecca. IC is a work in progress but the scene and businesses that currently reside there provide a good base of culture. Now all it needs is a mass marketing plan to get the heads over to Industry City! It does have great potential!)
(Looks like a lot of the Adult video & accessory industry moved to the Industry City area on 3rd Ave!)
(Final leg of the bike ride – heading towards Red Hook! 1st stop Red Hook Ball fields for some latin food trucks. Just ended up getting a real refreshing passion fruit drink.)
(This once impressive concrete structure off columbia street was once the processing center for grains used for breweries and distilleries. Now it’s an impressive ruin. The track & soccer field in front of this structure is now looking more like a corn field and the space is severely neglected. I remember free summer concerts / summer stage NYC used to be in this area of this ballfield by the concrete silo ruins.)
(Metal Sculptures in the Hook)
(At Steve’s Key Lime Pie for what else…Key Lime Pie and an iced coffee!)
(Brooklyn Motor Works – right next to Key Lime Pie)
(You ain’t been to Red Hook officially if you haven’t stopped by the pier to soak in some Lady Liberty!)
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