The Dead Horse Bay
Dead Horse Bay is a small saltmarsh on the southern side of Brooklyn. In the 19th century, the marsh was a site with animal processing plants to where carcasses of dead horses and other animals were brought to be processed into glue and fertilizer. The remains were dumped into the water. This explains how the Dead Horse Bay got its name.
Horses were replaced by automobiles, and until 1930's, the marsh of Dead Horse Bay was used as a New York city's landfill. Since around 1950's the garbage dump started to erode and all the treasures are now spilling out for everyone to see. More #deadhorsebay photos.
Glass Bottle Beach of the Dead Horse Bay
The coast of the Dead Horse Bay is scattered with bottles, jars, vials, and other glass containers. Less abundant are crockery, faience, porcelain, and rubber items. Probably other materials have not survived and completely decomposed. Some items were buried more than a hundred years ago. Recently I've learned that it is nicknamed “Glass Bottle Beach”. More #deadhorsebay photos.
Luna Games at Coney Island
A water racing game with a cartoonish look at Luna Park in Coney Island. Brooklyn, New York.
Manhattan Bridge at Twilight
One of the Manhattan Bridge's towers seen between buildings in the downtown of Brooklyn.
It's a Double Rainbow
After every storm, there is a rainbow. Sometimes there are two. The second is less noticeable on the photo but it is there.
Prospect Park Audubon Center / Boathouse
Boathouse on the Lullwater of the Lake in Prospect Park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Queen Mermaid of Coney Island Parade 2016
Not Hailey Clauson. And I don't care what the organizers say. Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2016.
Uncle Sam Stilt Walker
Stilt walking Uncle Sam at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2016.
Scandinavian Modernism Mirrored and Reflected Infinitely
Scandinavian Modernism Mirrored and Reflected Infinitely, Josiah McElheny, 2005.
Hand-blown mirrored glass objects, transparent and industrial mirror, chrome, metal, wood, electric lighting.
Magical Fish
Pottery, painted. New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (circa 1390-1352 B.C.E.) or Akhenaten (circa 1352-1336 B.C.E.). The fish represented is the perch or bolti (Tilapia nilotica), a creature that attracted the attention of the ancient Egyptians by its breeding habits. When bolti eggs have been deposited and fertilized, the female draws them into her mouth and keeps them there until they hatch. The Egyptians came to view the bolti as an animal capable of spontaneous generation and thus as a symbol of resurrection and rebirth.
New York's Hudson River Turns to Ice
Freezing temperatures in New York have left large stretches of the Hudson River an impenetrable ice, which caused the suspension and the shutting down of services between Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Sharks Killed for Trophies, Brooklyn
Sharks killed for trophies during annual tournaments. Brooklyn, New York.
