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Cast in Bronze in Greenpoint
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Shadowed by a wastewater treatment plant, this corner of Greenpoint was once a bronze foundry so famous it is rumored to have been visited by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Roman Bronze Works specialized in the lost-wax casting technique, which allowed artists to produce masterfully detailed sculptures.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
Walk
The contract to upgrade the Newtown Creek wastewater treatment plant, which began in 1998, included construction of a community nature walk through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art program. Artist George Trakas’s design revived the long-inaccessible industrial shorelines of Newtown Creek and Whale Creek and provided the first public access to the waterfront in decades.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church
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The Roman Catholic Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, October 19, 1958. This Roman Catholic parish was founded by members of Greenpoint's Polish Community in 1916, with the church itself completed the following year. In the 1958 photo, black bunting appears over the entrance, commemorating the mourning of Pope Pius XII, who had died 10 days earlier.
Roman Bronze Works
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Roman Bronze Works foundry, Green Street, ca. 1910. The Roman foundry, established in 1897, specialized in lost-wax casting and worked with prominent clients, including Tiffany Studios and the sculptor Frederic Remington. In 1927, operations were shifted to the Tiffany factory on 43rd Avenue in Corona, Queens. Today, the former foundry site is occupied by the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (which includes the large silver onion-shaped Digester Eggs, also known as the Sh\*t Tits).
179 Freeman Street
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179 Freeman Street, October 19, 1958.
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Roman Bronze Works
Green Street. Roman Bronze Works.
275-289 Green Street
Green Street. Roman Bronze Works, finishing room.
275-289 Green Street
Green Street. Roman Bronze Works, new foundry, interior.
275-289 Green Street
Roman Bronze Works, model room.
275-289 Green Street
Green Street. Roman Bronze Works, old foundry, interior.
275-289 Green Street
Roman Bronze Works, model room.
340 McGuinness Boulevard
\[East side of Oakland Street between Green Street and Freeman Street.] East side of Oakland Street between Green Street and Freeman Street.
McGuinness Boulevard and Freeman Street
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Peter F. Connolly Company, contractor. View on Oakland Street looking south from Freeman Street. Showing construction of a new sewer in the sidewalk. August 4, 1926.
McGuinness Boulevard and Freeman Street
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Peter F. Connolly Company, contractor. View on Oakland Street looking north from Freeman Street. Showing the condition of the street during construction. August 4, 1926.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Aerial view of Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and Whale Creek, 1996.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Nature Walk near Kingsland Avenue, 2021.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Nature Walk and Manhattan skyline, 2010.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Nature Walk Vessel porthole looking onto wastewater treatment plant, 2007.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Opening ceremony of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, kayakers in creek, September 29, 2007.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Nature Walk, ginkgoes and tree fossils unearthed during construction of the Gilboa Dam, the northernmost point in the City’s water supply system, 2021.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Board of Water Supply. Williamsburg Conduit. Beaver Engineering and Contracting Company, contractor. Contractor's pipe storage yard at the foot of Huron Street on Wales Creek (Whale Creek). In the foreground is an electrically operated traveling crane for loading the steel pipes on trucks for installation in the steel pipeline. In the background is an Erie lighter delivering the pipes to the storage yard. (This site is now occupied by the Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility.) June 22, 1925.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Canoe launching from the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, September 29, 2007.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Vessel at the Newtown Creek Nature Walk at night, on axis with Empire State Building, 2007.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Newtown Creek Nature Walk bridges over Whale Creek, 2021.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
For the Newtown Creek Armada installation by artists Laura Chipley, Nathan Kensinger, and Sarah Nelson Wright, visitors guided remote-controlled miniature boats to document the creek. September 2012.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
Opening ceremony of the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, September 29, 2007.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility
211 Green Street
\[North side of Green Street, between Manhattan Avenue and Oakland Street, looking west.] North side of Green Street, between Manhattan Avenue and Oakland Street, looking west.
247 Java Street
\[#247 Java Street.] \#247 Java Street.
243 Java Street
\[#243 Java Street.] \#243 Java Street.
294A McGuinness Boulevard
Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. Peter F. Connolly Company, contractor. View on Oakland Street, looking north from a point midway between India Street and Java Street. Showing the sheeted trench completed and ready for laying the pipes. September 29, 1926.
203 Freeman Street
\[#203 Freeman Street.] \#203 Freeman Street (north side of street, between Manhattan Avenue and Oakland St.) Greenpoint.
Dupont Street and McGuinness Boulevard (Oakland Street)
\[Northwest corner of Dupont Street and Oakland Street, Greenpoint.] Northwest corner of Dupont Street and Oakland Street, Greenpoint.
219 Java Street
\[View of north side of Java Street looking west.] View of north side of Java Street looking west. Between Oakland Street and Provost Street The first house (at right) is #219 Java Street, Greenpoint.
191 Freeman Street
\[#191 Freeman Street.] \#191 Freeman Street (north side of street, between Manhattan Avenue and Oakland Street) Greenpoint.
171 Eagle Street
\[#171 Eagle Street.] \#171 Eagle Street, north side between Oakland Street and Manhattan Avenue Greenpoint.
161 Dupont Street
\[#161 Dupont Street.] \#161 Dupont Street (Greenpoint).
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
Parish School of St. Cyril & Methodius. Dupont St. Greenpoint. From N.W. corner looking S.E.
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. View looking N. at rear
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. Dupont St. Front.
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
Parish School of St. Cyril & Methodius. Dupont St. Greenpoint. From S.E. corner looking N.W.
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. Rear view looking North
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
Parish School of St. Cyril & Methodius. Dupont St. Greenpoint. From S.W. corner looking N.E.
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. Front view looking South
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School Greenpoint. Looking N.W. into Court at rear of school
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. View looking E. from S.W. corner
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. View looking N.E. from S.W. corner
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Dupont St. Greenpoint. General view looking East and showing leader and temporary wooden gutter carrying water from church & the stream flowing towards extension to school-house.
St. Cyril and Methodius Church
St. Cyril & Methodius School. Greenpoint. View Looking S.E. at Dupont St. Front & W. Gable Wall
179 Green Street
\[View of north side of Green Street] View of north side of Green Street, between Manhattan Avenue and Oakland Street, looking towards east. First building (left) is A. Butkos (#179 Green Street.)
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church
\[R.C. church on Eagle Street.] R.C. church on Eagle Street - north side of street between Oakland Street and Manhattan Avenue Greenpoint.
151 Dupont Street
\[View of north side of Dupont Street.] View of north side of Dupont Street looking east, toward corner of Oakland Street.
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