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Fulton Ferry Landing
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Mass Transit, Brooklyn Style
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In 1814, Robert Fulton, inventor of the world’s first successful steamboat, established a steam-powered ferry to traverse the East River between what is now Fulton Street in Brooklyn and Fulton Street in Manhattan. Fulton’s steam ferry sparked an era of rapid growth in Brooklyn. Within less than 50 years, the sleepy village transformed into the third-largest city in America.
Fulton Ferry Landing
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View of newly built park deck at Fulton Ferry Landing, ca. 1975. Ferry service operated at this crossing as early as 1642, but the Fulton Ferry takes its name from Robert Fulton’s revolutionary steam ferry service, which made its debut in 1814. The construction of the East River bridges contributed to declining ferry ridership, and Fulton Ferry service ceased in 1924.
Fulton Street's Golden Age
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Today, Fulton Mall is a bustling shopping district in Downtown Brooklyn. During the late-Victorian / early-Edwardian eras (think 1880-1910), it was the preeminent thoroughfare for fashionable shopping in Brooklyn. With monumental department stores like Abraham & Straus and impeccable restaurants like Gage & Tollner, shoppers and window shoppers alike teamed Fulton Street to see everything from the latest wedding trousseau to mourning veils, and penny candy to soft clam bellies in Duxbury stew. While most of these businesses no longer exist, many of their architectural remains can be found behind and above their modern facades.
Fulton Ferry and the Creation of New York’s First Suburb
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Ferries have made a bit of a comeback lately with the East River Ferry, Governor’s Island Ferry, and even a ferry to Ikea in Brooklyn. The first ferry route between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, however, was established in the 1630s, just a few years after the settling of New York by the Dutch. While Cornelius Dircksen Hoagland may have been the first to run a ferry between the two boroughs, Robert Fulton and his brother-in-law William Cutting popularized it in more modern times.
The Brief Life of a Fanciful Building
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Written By Deborah Tint This story examines the Fulton Ferry House that once stood where Old Fulton Street met the water’s edge in Brooklyn Heights, one in a series of ferry buildings on that site. This story can be read in its original format here.
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Color lithograph from D. T. Valentine's Manual entitled "Fulton Ferry: New- York" depicting, in the foreground, the 1863 Fulton Ferry House with travelers passing through the building, as well as numerous carts and carriages outside the house.
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Fulton Ferry Terminal Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0372, TRAN 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in different sizes, of Fulton Ferry Terminal and environs. 0370 is an etching, 0372 is a lithograph, and 0374 is a rendering. One of the images is not dated.
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Fulton Ferry Terminal Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0372, TRAN 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in different sizes, of Fulton Ferry Terminal and environs. 0370 is an etching, 0372 is a lithograph, and 0374 is a rendering. One of the images is not dated.
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Fulton Ferry Terminal Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0372, TRAN 0370), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in different sizes, of Fulton Ferry Terminal and environs. 0370 is an etching, 0372 is a lithograph, and 0374 is a rendering. One of the images is not dated.
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Fulton Ferry house View of fire at Fulton Ferry house with firemen, fire equipment, and automobile in foreground.
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Ferry boat at Annex Slip Snapshot of ferry, Rutherford, moored at Annex Slip at Fulton Ferry.
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\[Fulton Ferry slips] Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0359, TRAN 0360), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in two different sizes, of Fulton Ferry slips. All images include portion of Brooklyn Bridge and section of East River; 0365 also includes tugboat and section of Lower Manhattan skyline in background. One of the images is not dated.
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\[Fulton Ferry slips] Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0359, TRAN 0360), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in two different sizes, of Fulton Ferry slips. All images include portion of Brooklyn Bridge and section of East River; 0365 also includes tugboat and section of Lower Manhattan skyline in background. One of the images is not dated.
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\[Fulton Ferry slips] Image represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0359, TRAN 0360), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views, in two different sizes, of Fulton Ferry slips. All images include portion of Brooklyn Bridge and section of East River; 0365 also includes tugboat and section of Lower Manhattan skyline in background. One of the images is not dated.
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Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street Furman Street, north side, between Fulton and Water Streets, showing the former Fulton Street Ferry House, still standing in 1929. July 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
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Robert Fulton statue at Ferry House Statue of Robert Fulton seen from below against building with classical moldings (probably old Fulton Ferry House); statue later relocated to Fulton Park in Bedford Stuyvesant.
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Robert Fulton statue, Fulton Ferry Memorial statue of Robert Fulton, trussed and held by pulleys, being moved by workers; underside of Brooklyn Bridge in background at top.
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\[Water Street, at Fulton Street: IND Fulton Line, Brooklyn, NY] Survey photograph taken in preparation for construction and maintenence of the IND Fulton Line, Brooklyn, NY. Northward view of Water Street, at Fulton Street, showing sidewalk, cobblestone street, street light, and commercial buildings. Also shows Manhattan Bridge in the background.
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Pier 1 as seen from promenade Aerial view of Pier 1 (sign on left side: "\[Bro]oklyn Port Authority Piers;" on right side: "Orient Overseas Line") on Brooklyn waterfront taken from promenade in Brooklyn Heights with seven parked automobiles, several piles of boxed cargo, small dumpster, and street light in foreground and portions of East River, two freighters, and Manhattan skyline in background.
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Bridges - Brooklyn Bridge - \[View of the bridge, while under construction.] The Brooklyn Bridge under construction and showing the stone supports and cable, prior to the laying of the cat walk. This view is northeastward from Manhattan and shows the Brooklyn shore in the background. Note the masted schooners in the foreground on the South Street waterfront. About 1880. Gift of H.D. Jewett. NEG. #4402 Two additional views of the same structure; one of which is similar in direction to the above, the other being photographed from Brooklyn. About 1880 Gift of George T. Bagoe No. 86 Madison Avenue. No Reproductions 1299 B2 NEG. #4352 1299-B3 SLIDE AVAIL. # 196
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Robert Fulton Image represented is one of a related set (PORT 0398), some of which may also be described in this new record; Painting and etching of Robert Fulton, engineer and inventor.
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Kings County L approach to Fulton Ferry View of trolley car on elevated tracks at approach to Fulton Ferry.
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\[New Fulton Ferry House] NEW FULTON FERRY HOUSE, BROOKLYN, WITH A VIEW OF THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE \[printed on recto] Exterior view of the Fulton Ferry house. Crowds of people and carriages can be seen in front of the building and the Brooklyn Bridge is visible in the background. Scrapbook page from "Views of Kings Co., L.I." by Eugene Armbruster.
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Fulton Ferry house View of Fulton Ferry house with several horse-drawn wagons in foreground.
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Fulton Ferry house Two views of Fulton Ferry house. Upper image includes ox cart in foreground and two sailboats in harbor in background; lower image, a duplicate of 0362, includes several horse-drawn wagons in foreground.
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Robert Fulton Image represented is one of a related set (PORT 0398), some of which may also be described in this new record; Painting and etching of Robert Fulton, engineer and inventor.
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