Take the JMZ train, walk or bike over the Williamsburg Bridge. Opened in 1903, it was the first suspension bridge to feature all-steel towers.

As you cross the Williamsburg Bridge, you are brought to eye level with the Williamsburgh (yes, it was spelled Williamsburgh) Savings Bank. This classical building was erected in 1875.

The Williamsburg Bridge Plaza now serves as a bus terminal, but was once a trolley terminal.

This bronze statue, “George Washington at Valley Forge,” was cast at Roman Bronze Works in Greenpoint and has stood in Continental Army Plaza since 1906.

Williamsburg’s East River waterfront was once home to America’s largest concentration of sugar refining facilities. The Domino Sugar Refinery continued to operate until 2004.

The Bathhouse was designed by Henry Bacon, architect of the Lincoln Memorial in D.C., and opened in 1922. Presently it operates as a community pool and recreation center.

This photograph was taken in 1916. 100 years later, Bedford is arguably the most popular street in Williamsburg. Love it or hate it, there is undeniably a lot to do on Bedford Avenue.

This cathedral was completed in 1921. The building features the copper onion domes characteristic of Orthodox churches.

McCarren Park Pool was one of the eleven public pools built during by the WPA and opened the summer of 1936. After a short period of use as a music venue (for this the pool was empty), the McCarren Pool operates once again as a swimming and recreational facility.

McCarren Park opened in 1906 as Greenpoint Park. It continues to be a popular spot for recreational softball, volleyball, soccer, handball, sunbathing, dog-walking, and picnicking.