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Cast in Bronze in Greenpoint
Story
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.
Regina Margareten, Historic Matzo Mogul Matriarch And Forward Celeb
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Regina Horowitz Margareten was a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant American, matriarch of a kosher food dynasty, business woman and “Matzo Queen.”
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
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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.
2900 Review Avenue
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Regina Howoritz-Margareten, a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant American, quickly became matriarch of a kosher food dynasty, business woman and yes, "matzo queen" (which also sounds like a great name for a drag queen.)
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).
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Greenpoint Newtown Incinerator
Greenpoint incinerator from boundary of Newtown Creek sewage Rx Plant
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
2900 Review Avenue
Nearing Ninety--Regina Margareten, matriarch of the famed matzo-manufacturing firm, Horowitz Brothers & Margareten, who will be 90 years old on Friday, Dec. 25. The gracious lady is still the power behind the multi-million dollar business she developed from a neighborhood grocery store in New York. (New York, NY, 12/20/53)
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Shot from roof of the Balke-Collendar building. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
General Vehicle Company plant, adjacent to U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Shot from front yard area. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Shot from behind as part of a panorama. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Shot from roof of the Balke-Collendar building. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
U. S. Metal Products Company Plant
U. S. Metal Products Company plant, Borden Avenue and Newtown Creek, Queens, August 26, 1914. Shot from behind as part of a panorama. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
23-59 Borden Avenue
23-59 Borden Avenue Buildings at 23-59 Borden Avenue.
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.
Roman Bronze Works
Green Street. Roman Bronze Works.
28-31 Borden Avenue
Sparks Deli and Restaurant Sparks Deli and Restaurant at 28-31 Borden Avenue under the Long Island Expressway overpass.
28-31 Borden Avenue
Loading Dock at 28-31 Borden Avenue Loading dock at 28-31 Borden Avenue, under the Long Island Expressway.
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
Greenpoint Bridge, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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