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Category: World War II

“The Wind Rises,” Japan Falls

The Academy Awards are tomorrow night, and nominated is a film that has only hit American cinemas in wide release this weekend, Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises, up for Best Animated Feature. …

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WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY Exhibit Reveals Brooklyn Navy Yard Stories of WWII

If you have not yet been to the Brooklyn Museum to see their stunning exhibition WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY, make no delay – the show closes on Sunday, February 2, when its three-city …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Photography
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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USS Iowa: Brooklyn-Built Battleship Lives on in LA

Earlier this year, Cindy and I had the privilege of visiting one of the largest and most decorated ships ever built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the battleship USS Iowa. …

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • World War II

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Labor Day Weekend: New Tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Army Terminal

This weekend, explore the Brooklyn waterfront with Turnstile Tours!  From sidewalk botany to intermodal transportation to the Battle of Guadalcanal, our tours of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Brooklyn Army …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • World War II

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Credit: Rich Garr

NYC Fleet Week Canceled, but USS Franklin Not Forgotten

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has been a place of refuge for much of its history. During its 165-year run as a naval shipyard, it did not just send ships down …

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  • World War II

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Merchant Mariners, Unsung Heroes of World War II

While developing our new tour about the World War II history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, we encountered a fascinating – and largely untold – history of the oft-forgotten service …

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront
  • World War II

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Tour group standing in front of the gates of the Commandant's House with WWII veteran Paul Mager standing on the right.

Pouring Concrete: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares for War

Times of war have always brought the biggest transformations to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and none were bigger than those that took place during World War II. But long before …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Waterfront
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