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The Brooklyn Bridge has been an indelible part of the New York City skyline for nearly 140 years. When it was completed in 1883, ... "Building the Brooklyn Bridge: 1869 – 1883." ...

Brooklyn Bridge ship crash latest ... "Building the Brooklyn Bridge," gives readers an inside view of the 14-year construction process that has been largely out of sight, until now.

On this day 140 years ago, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public, following 14 long and difficult years of construction. Many had doubted that building a bridge of this size was advisable or ...

Author Jeffrey Richman will join the Center for Brooklyn History to share images from his vast collection, many published for the first time in his new book, “Building the Brooklyn Bridge: 1869-1883.” ...

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK — Work is soon to begin later this summer on a reconfigured entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1, featuring a new pavilion building that will include much-needed ...

Although some preservationists wanted to save the Purchase Building, Brooklyn Bridge Park got approval from Landmarks to remove the building in 2008. “This was originally supposed to be the ...

In the case of Brooklyn Bridge Park, black locust isn't just an excellent building material—black locust fence posts are also a prominent feature of the park's landscape.