Dutch Kills - Newtown Creek Industrial District view S c.1910 |
Dutch Kills - Newtown Creek Industrial District view S c.1921 |
Dutch Kills - Degnon Terminal view N 1927 |
Dutch Kills Creek Area, c.1946
Guinness Brewery |
LIRR #103 110-47th Ave and 29th St. 8/24/77 Archive: Henry Wagner
View
east near the intersection of 47th Avenue and 29th Street from Prima
Cement. The track curves off to the right to reach the industries along
29th St and Hunters Point Ave. |
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Brothers Edward
Frederick Burke (1827?-1887) and John Burke (1829-1892) were Irish
distillers, brewers, bottlers and (in New York especially) importers.
They were in business in New York City from 1874 to 1953. |
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View west Macy's 3/20/74 The boxcars are spotted on the Macy's sidetrack. Photo: Richard F. Makse |
That's Philip A. Hunt to the right and Macy's on the right where the truck is blocking the view down the ROW. View east 30th St. 3/26/74 Photo: Richard F. Makse |
Principe Dana, note that the Degnon Lead is essentially "double track" with two closely-spaced crossovers. Curving to the right, following the turning basin for Dutch Kills is the long lead to Viking Criterion Paper. The track going into the gated area is Concrete Steel Company (#20 on the 1966 maps). To the left is #11 (Sunshine Biscuit). 3/25/74 Photo: Richard F. Makse |
James S. Rhodes Paper & Bag, Crane Plumbing Dutch Kills 3-26-74 Photo: Richard F. Makse |
This is looking north from the Hunterspoint Avenue bridge to the Dutch Kills turning basin. Principe-Dana is straight ahead. The building to the right is Hunterspoint Steel; the one with the barge is James S. Rhodes Paper & Bag. Next is Crane Company Plumbing Supplies. I remember Principe-Dana would get barges of rock probably from Hudson River quarries. Never paid that much attention to the commodities on the barges but the bridges across Dutch Kills opened quite regularly. |
Viking Criterion was the most distant consignee off the Degnon Lead, located at the corner of Hunterspoint Avenue and Van Dam Street. (Spot #16 map above) The building is now occupied by the National Braid Manufacturing Corp. |
Additional Degnon Links:
Phil
Goldstein's Degnon Link History, News Articles, Map, nice Loco
Rosters |