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In reply to the discussion: Hey DU, let's talk about bridges! What's your favorite bridge? Why? [View all]Donkees
(31,398 posts)13. The Brooklyn Bridge: A Journey Through Time
Published on Oct 2, 2017
The Iconic Brooklyn Bridge from modernity to its Construction
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Inside the Champagne Vaults of the Brooklyn Bridge
Inside the limestone and granite structures that support the on-ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge, designer John A. Roebling originally envisioned shopping arcades, to be called the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage. Today, the towers and the anchorages on both the Manhattan and Brooklyn sides are closed, but open windows on the Manhattan side give an inkling to the spaces inside.
It is known that the vaults were constructed first in 1876, likely to appease distributors like Luyties and Rackys whose storage facilities were demolished to build the bridge. A faded logo for Pol Rogers, the French champagne house favored by Winston Churchill, is still visible. The vaults were closed during World War I and repurposed for non-alcohol storage uses during Prohibition. In 1934, six months after the repeal of Prohibition, the city ceremoniously turned over the keys to a new tenant, Anthony Oechs & Co., an alcohol distributor, at a party inside the vaults attended by hundreds of revelers.
https://untappedcities.com/2018/05/24/inside-the-champagne-vaults-of-the-brooklyn-bridge-on-the-135th-anniversary-photos/
Inside the limestone and granite structures that support the on-ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge, designer John A. Roebling originally envisioned shopping arcades, to be called the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage. Today, the towers and the anchorages on both the Manhattan and Brooklyn sides are closed, but open windows on the Manhattan side give an inkling to the spaces inside.
It is known that the vaults were constructed first in 1876, likely to appease distributors like Luyties and Rackys whose storage facilities were demolished to build the bridge. A faded logo for Pol Rogers, the French champagne house favored by Winston Churchill, is still visible. The vaults were closed during World War I and repurposed for non-alcohol storage uses during Prohibition. In 1934, six months after the repeal of Prohibition, the city ceremoniously turned over the keys to a new tenant, Anthony Oechs & Co., an alcohol distributor, at a party inside the vaults attended by hundreds of revelers.
https://untappedcities.com/2018/05/24/inside-the-champagne-vaults-of-the-brooklyn-bridge-on-the-135th-anniversary-photos/
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Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge Boston. Forever known to me as the Mystic River Bridge.
Fla Dem
Mar 2019
#5
I've been across that bridge countless times. On top common in. Under the deck going out.
JDC
Mar 2019
#35
Golden Gate is amazing but just cause I've drove over the Bay Bridge so many more times ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#45
My youngest daughter has been to Prague. My paternal grandparents came to the U.S.
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#14
Childhood bridges are special. I spent hours as a kid dangling pieces of liver
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#25
Alexandria Bridge in Ottawa has the best views of the back of parliament hill.
applegrove
Mar 2019
#27
That's what I thought at first when I went there, I was corrected by my folks
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#128
Thanks so much for posting this, gotta be one of the best songs of these guys have ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#137
The Brooklyn and Golden Gate Bridges form two troll-free bookends in my life.
ariadne0614
Mar 2019
#62
My eyes tricked me into reading that as "toll free" the first time I looked. n/t
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#70
I was in college in Tarrytown NY when the Tappan Zee Bridge was being built- 1950's.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2019
#90
same here! I had to drive over a scary one every day to take care of my dad...
samnsara
Mar 2019
#116
So do I! Especially very long, high bridges with lots of traffic on them.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2019
#125
The Wheeling WV suspension bridge when built in 1849 it was the largest suspension
doc03
Mar 2019
#104
Wanna sell it? This thread (which is really about trolls) has been a trip. n/t
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#150
The worth of a trip to Rotterdam and my net worth are not all that far apart so
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#154