Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Of all the off-limits places in New York, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has long been the one I most wanted to see. So it's been a good month-- first, I got to go on a test-run of the forthcoming Brooklyn Historic Society tour of the yard (highly recommended, and open to the public starting November 2nd), and then on Saturday, I actually got to walk around the Yard unescorted, as part of the annual Brooklyn Navy Yard Arts Open Studios day. It's hard to describe the size of the Yard-- more than 300 acres, with dozens of buildings, several private streets, and five-thousand current workers (down from more than thirty thousand during World War II). These pictures offer just a small glimpse of the place-- they don't include the northern third of the Yard, mainly occupied by Steinway Studios, or the super-locked down Admiral's Row or Navy Hospital areas.

Comments

[Peter from Denmark]

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One thing; I can only see one pic when entering your page. To see the multiple pics on todays page I have to go to another page and then press "back". Weird!

[jake]

you can also click the "more pictures" under the main picture on the front page!

[John]

Beautiful! Wish I'd gone Saturday.

[jeff]

I love the interior shots - abandoned buildings are incredibly interesting and fun to shoot. Hope to cross the river and catch your show, as well - looks good!

[Giulio]

I was there too on Sunday, great shots!

[ilovephotoblogs]

Tremendous images. I've included your blog in a recent posting "20 Awesome Photoblogs - New York City". Check it out when you have a moment. Best of luck and keep up the great work!

[Andrew]

Thanks for the insight into this restricted area. I've also been dying to see the inside of the Admiral's Row mansions near there. Keep up the good work.