Tag: Brooklyn’s Historic Waterfront

The south half of Red Hook’s S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse has been mostly torn down. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Demolition resumes at Red Hook’s S.W. Bowne building, sparking fury

August 26 | Lore Croghan

Nearly half of a historic Red Hook industrial building that activists and...

On Friday, demolition halted at the Lidgerwood Building. The missing corner of the building was torn down on Thursday. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

UPS halts demolition of a historic Red Hook factory after Nydia Velazquez intervenes

May 31 | Lore Croghan

UPS stopped tearing down a section of Red Hook’s historic Lidgerwood...

Bene Coopersmith, owner of the Record Shop, suggests that in tearing down the Lidgerwood Building, UPS is erasing Red Hook’s history. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Red Hook merchants blast UPS’s sudden demolition of historic factory

May 28 | Lore Croghan

Red Hook merchants, much like local preservationists, are pushing back against UPS...