The Brooklyn Trolley Blogger: Admiral's Row

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Admiral's Row: And then there was one

And then there was one...

Formerly

Admiral's Row

ADMIRAL'S ROW THEN:

Construction dating 1838 through 1881

Historical graphics provided by

Scott Witter

Monday, April 04, 2011

BROOKLYN ~ Landmark Admiral's Row

Save Admiral's Row ~ Brooklyn Navy Yard

The reverse of this card reads as follows:

http://www.brooklynsothermuseumofbrooklyn.com/

CONTACT: SCOTT WITTER 718 789 5218

KARENPOLACK@GMAIL.COM

THE PHOTO SHOWS THE SENIOR OFFICERS QUARTERS, NEW YORK NAVY YARD, WALLABOUT BAY, BROOKLYN, AKA ADMIRALS ROW C. 1905 B. MERLIS COLLECTION.

EACH BUTTON IS AN ADMIRALS ROW PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATED BY LUCY SIKES, SHOWING ITS AS BUILT FLUSHING AVE. FACADE. BLDG. 'D' IS IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. THE NOW 130 YEAR OLD TREE IN THE FOREGROUND IS, AS ARE 9 OF THE 10 MANSIONS, SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION. ONLY BLDG 'B' & T.S. (TIMBERSHED) AND FOUR OLD GROWTH TREES WILL REMAIN UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN. THE BLOOMBERG ADMINISTRATION IS AN UNFIT CUSTODIAN TO RECEIVE ADMIRALS ROW, IN THAT IT’S SOLE AIM IS TO RAZE THE ENTIRE SITE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE ADMIRALS ROW PROPERTY CAN GRACIOUSLY ACCOMMODATE RESTORATION & DEVELOPMENT, ITS SIX ACRES IS EQUIVALENT TO 2.5 CITY BLOCKS. THE CURRENT PLAN INCLUDES A 55,000 SQ. FT. REGIONAL DRAW SUPERMARKET WITH ITS VAST PARKING REQUIREMENT. A 20,000 SQ. FT. SUPERMARKET WOULD BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH MINIMAL ONSITE PARKING. ADDITIONAL SERVICES COULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THE ADMIRALS ROW RESTORATION. FIRST IT MUST BE SEALED FROM THE ELEMENTS, LANDMARKED & STUDIED. THE $30m RESTORATION COST REPRESENTS MANY COMMUNITY TRADE JOBS. THE RETAIL & PROFESSIONAL TENANTS WOULD NEED FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. THE SITE WOULD BECOME AN URBAN OASIS & SUPPORT TOURISM. ADMIRALS ROW QUALIFIES: AS A LANDMARK DISTRICT IN NEW YORK CITY AND AS AN HISTORIC DISTRICT FOR BOTH NEW YORK STATE AND THE NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES. ADMIRALS ROW IS, AS OF JAN. 2008 BEARDSLEY STEARNS REPORT, 80% SALVAGEABLE, THE MASONRY LEVEL, SQUARE & PLUMB. IT WAS THE NAVY YARD'S BRAIN, HEART & SOUL FROM 1848 UNTIL 1966. MOST OF THE LOCAL POLITICIANS THINK IT'S O.K. TO ERADICATE THE HERITAGE, ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY OF ADMIRALS ROW! PLEASE CONTACT THEM AND INSIST ON PRESERVATION. THE CURRENT NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT 106 PROCESS IS BEING USED TO ENABLE THE DEMOLITION OF ADMIRALS ROW. ADMIRALS ROW BELONGS NOT JUST TO BROOKLYN, BUT TO EVERY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. IT IS AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE NATION'S HERITAGE! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND URGE CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PRIOR TO TITLE TRANSFER, DEFORESTATION, & FURTHER DEMOLITION.

http://brooklynsothermuseumofbrooklyn.com/

Mike.BTB

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Brooklyn ~ Save ADMIRAL'S ROW; Brooklyn Navy Yard

Click on all pictues and documents to enlarge.

From Wednesday- March 2, 2011

An Article from the New York Daily News:

I'm pleased to hear this matter is receiving attention from the Honorable Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Admiral's Row were majestic structures for their day. But when the author of this article wrote the two Senators,

".....are jumping into the fight to save the crumbling Admiral's Row buildings, a stretch of historic homes near the Brooklyn Navy Yard."

...it struck me as an appropriate time to let you in on just who has been behind the so called "fight" to save Admiral's Row. But first, I must admit, I have been sitting over the winter on my packet of information and my personal anecdote about my per-chance meeting with the man, whom I believe may be the most intensely passionate person, and neighborhood local, working to get the sites restored and preserved. This Daily News article above, while timely for my purposes, reminded me why I wanted to help my newly made and very affable acquaintance get his efforts and cause more exposure by sharing his work here.

I do this gladly. For my part, I pass the Row very often. One day I decided to take a few minutes and photograph the site for a photo post. I've always thought how much of a shame it is these once grand mansions now lay in ruins. A few month's after, and by sheer coincidence, I found myself on a block between Flushing and Myrtle Avenues, and in front of a very different kind of Brooklyn Museum whose curator was the very person spearheading the effort to protect Admiral's Row.

I was browsing the information available for public reading from a display along the sidewalk in front of his very unique museum when he drove up and found a rarely available parking space. After parking and walking my way, it became evident this was his place. So, I introduced myself and expressed my curiosity about his efforts to preserve Admiral's Row. He welcomed me inside and we spent the better part of the next hour with me learning. To my great delight, in that hour I receive a comprehensive lesson in Brooklyn History.

In a future post, we'll cover his Museum in more detail and we'll get to know him a little better also. But this is more about getting his information out and (for me) making sure this man gets his due credit for his passionate efforts regarding the best interests of the "Land-marked" site.

Scott Witter is the man I speak of. He moved to Brooklyn from Upstate N.Y. in 1966 to study Architecture. Here is a sampling of the kind of things I learned from him in our encounter:

As it pertains to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, portions of Brooklyn were being remapped and filled-in. After incorporating as the City of Brooklyn in 1834, the Mill Basin was filled in and Flushing was born in 1838. The first house was erected in 1848. The original military compound was built on this land-fill and consequently instigated the straightening of Flushing Avenue. Of the many things I learned from him, that is merely a drop in the bucket.