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Drawbridge Tragedy, Bombs In the Creek, Long Island City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Jun 8, 2023 · 31m 8s
Drawbridge Tragedy, Bombs In the Creek, Long Island City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Chapters

01 · Williamsburg & Greenpoint & Munitions

28s

02 · 500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969

54s

03 · City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919

4m 55s

04 · Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854

12m 7s

05 · William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge Turnpike Road Company, 1843

13m 7s

06 · Bridge Swept Away, 1820

16m 4s

07 · 2 Killed 22 Hurt In Wild Rush in Fire At Subway Worker's Building Long Island City, 1929

16m 32s

08 · Fire In Brooklyn Rages 4 Hours, 1965

25m 26s

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Williamsburg & Greenpoint & Munitions 500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969 City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919 Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854 William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge...

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Williamsburg & Greenpoint & Munitions
500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969
City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919
Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854
William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge Turnpike Road Company, 1843
Bridge Swept Away, 1820
2 Killed 22 Hurt In Wild Rush in Fire At Subway Worker's Building Long Island City, 1929
Fire In Brooklyn Rages 4 Hours, 1965

featuring: Paule Marshall: Brown Girl, Brownstones; FDNY smoke-eaters; obstructing the Creek with a tug; stampede to escape; smoldering ruins of a pickle factory, beer distributors warehouse damaged.

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
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Author Tripping Balls Through History
Organization Joel Chaffee
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