Brooklyn 12-31-05
One of the things we do when we go to a big city is pick a train line, and just ride it to its end. This was espcially instructive in Chicago, where almost all of the system is above ground. In New York, you have to go to the boroughs, which suited me fine, as I'd never seen anything other than Manhattan and the interstate that runs through Queens from LaGuardia.
We choose the D(?) train, south to Brooklyn and, as it turned out, Coney Island.
Brooklyn reminded me a lot of the South Side of Chicago. Lots of boarded up buildings, tenement looking homes. You could tell parts of it were undergoing renovation/gentrification, but it was clearly a long way off for some streets.
The Verranzano Narrows Bridge as seen from the station platform.
Would you really want to stay here??
A glimpse of the Coney Island roller coaster from the station.
About to re-board.
Gentrification has a long way to go.
We choose the D(?) train, south to Brooklyn and, as it turned out, Coney Island.
Brooklyn reminded me a lot of the South Side of Chicago. Lots of boarded up buildings, tenement looking homes. You could tell parts of it were undergoing renovation/gentrification, but it was clearly a long way off for some streets.
The Verranzano Narrows Bridge as seen from the station platform.
Would you really want to stay here??
A glimpse of the Coney Island roller coaster from the station.
About to re-board.
Gentrification has a long way to go.
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