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Boxed in Brooklyn: Robert Gair and the Packaging Revolution | Episode 276

In 1879, Scottish-born businessman Robert Gair stumbled upon an invention that would transform packaging and consumer products forever: a fast, mechanized way to manufacture cardboard boxes. This invention would grow …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront

A Concrete History of Brooklyn | Episode 258

Concrete is the world’s most ubiquitous building material, and many important milestones of its development took place in Brooklyn. In this virtual program, we will examine concrete’s history, production, and …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Ships of Stone: Concrete Shipbuilding from the World Wars to Today | Episode 236

Concrete may seem like an odd material for shipbuilding, but during World War I, severe shortages of steel led to this innovation. Devised by Norwegian immigrants the Fougner brothers, they …

Virtual Programs
Waterfront
World War I
World War II

Exploring the Brooklyn Army Terminal | Episode 215

Completed in 1919, the Brooklyn Army Terminal is a marvel of architecture and engineering. On this virtual tour, we will examine its design and construction during World War I, its …

Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs
Waterfront
World War I
World War II

A dramatic look up at the window frames that connect two sides of the Brooklyn Army Terminal's gigantic and imposing Building B, made of poured concrete with off-set balconies

Safe Harbor? New York’s Coastal Defense Forts from the Revolution to Today | Episode 180

At each of the water passages that lead to New York Harbor – from the Narrows to Hell Gate, Ambrose Channel to the Race – disused forts stand on either …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Virtual Walking Tour of DUMBO’s Historic Architecture | Episode 178

The neighborhood today known as DUMBO was once the center for the agricultural hamlet of Brooklyn, and grew into a center of commerce, shipping, and manufacturing. On this virtual walk, …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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
World War II

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Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.

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