Disappearing Places An archive and collective map of places that no longer exist, at least not as they once did.

Urban Lake

Posted On Tuesday April 17, 2007 By Ruby

This is the view out my bedroom window today. Like many places in my neighborhood (Williamsburg Brooklyn) it has seen a lot of change. Until a few years ago, it was a one-story building that housed a “specialty foods” warehouse, but then the owners got the idea to tear it down and build condos. Unfortunately the proposed condo building would be 6” from my window. Fortunately, the builders can’t seem to get their act together and all they’ve been able to do so far is dig a big hole. They seem to have a drainage problem, and yesterday’s storm turned the small pond that’s been there into a major lake. They forgot to remove their earth-moving machine, too. (I guess they forgot to listen to the weather forecast).

Tags: gentrification, lake, window

This Location: 134 North 6th St., Brooklyn NY

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