Remember: the key to a strong harbor defense is being ready to blow your principal bridges to smithereens before letting them fall into enemy hands. John Paul Jones knew this. That is why there was no bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island during the Revolutionary War.
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This is a bit of a sick day for me, so instead of a recent picture, you get this one from the Wayback Machine of 2007. I love that one of the reviews on Yelp described this place as a “spinoff” of the “original located in Coney Island.” OK. Sure.
This was the incarnation of Peggy’s that existed before it’s closure in 2009. Not the “real” Peggy’s. (And I’m not talking about Coney Island anymore.)
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I wonder if I should have taken a video of this firehouse instead of a still photo. Just try to imagine the flags barely fluttering because they’re held taut by the wind, and imagine all you can hear is wind noise.
I’m in a bit of a fire house mood this week, as you’ll see later on. But why wouldn’t I, they do make for compelling photography targets. With their big, red doors, two- or three-story brick facades, and the Stars & Stripes on full display – to say nothing of the people inside, ready to run into that which the rest of us would do well to run away from – they’re one of the quintessential ties that bind a community together.
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A Brooklyn-raised acquaintance who move moved to Pittsburgh once marveled at the views of downtown’s skyscraper office buildings from the bluffs of the nearby Hill District – a “city at eye level” is what he called it. I’m often reminded of that by the views down the side streets off Third Avenue, particularly down 84th Street facing Fort Hamilton High School.
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You’d flounder, too, if you were caught behind bars like this guy.
I think this is a good time of year to be out in the waterfront parks. Big, leafy greens might be all well and good for the landscaped Olmstead masterpieces like Prospect Park, but out here, the bare trees make it easier to see the harbor, the bridge, and the borough beyond both.
It’s a lovely building in it’s own right. Something about it, though, compels me to play around with sepia filters in online photo labs.
I always get a kick out of this scene. A Burger King, a Five Guys, a Popeyes, and an old-school luncheonette all literally within a stone’s throw of each other, all vying for a share of consciousness.
I’d say the ballfields don’t get much of a workout when it’s 20 degrees out… this picture is actually from December, when it was a balmy 40.