Brooklyn — DUMBO and Fulton Ferry · 12 stops
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Brooklyn — DUMBO and Fulton Ferry
Midtown, New York
12 stops · ~16 min
About 40 min walk · 12 stories · Free
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Start: John and Jay Streets — —
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The walk starts at John and Jay Streets. Please use headphones and keep audio private.
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Twelve stories from Arbuckle's Sugar Refinery to Pier 2 — the Manhattan Bridge, Gleason's Gym, Empire Stores, Washington's escape and the Squibb Park Bridge.
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1
Arbuckle's Sugar Refinery
a coffee king's weapon in a price war
2
Manhattan Bridge
the bridge that leans with every train
3
Rails in the Granite
the freight line that ran through DUMBO
4
The Archway
a town square inside a bridge
5
Gleason's Gym
where champions and film stars learned to punch
6
The Clock Tower Building
the mail-order giant with a secret owner
7
Empire Stores
the last of Brooklyn's walled city
8
The Tobacco Warehouse
a roofless ruin that became a theater
9
Eagle Warehouse
a brick fortress on Whitman's newspaper site
10
Washington's Escape
the night an army slipped away
11
Squibb Bridge and the Watchtower
three rooftop signs, one hillside
12
Pier 2
the cargo shed that lost to a box
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