© Frank H. Jump
Red Hook
Sal's Super-Saturated, High Contrast Warehouse – Red Hook, Brooklyn
© Frank H. Jump
Sometimes I play with the hue, saturation and contrast to try to decipher these fading relics. Often I’m able to eke out a meme or two which may lead to a meaning, as in the recent Grosset & Dunlap Publishers posting. Sometimes I think I see words, like in this one- I think I see the word sack in smaller font as a pentimento bleeding through. Sometimes I’m just left with a high contrast, super-saturated image that grows on me. Any clues as to what this factory was on the corner of Imlay and Pioneer streets?
Industrial Brooklyn – Views of the Grain Terminal – Home Depot Parking Lot – Gowanus Creek
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More of my Grain Terminal shots
Robert’s Curbed shots
Gowanus Lounge features F. Trainer’s Flickr shots from atop and inside the Grain Terminal.
Caplicki’s Flickr shots
H. Kohnstamm in Red Hook Revisited – Robert Baptista's Historical Website on Colourants & Dyes
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An extensive history is provided on Robert Baptista’s colorantshistory.org
Here are some excerpts from his letter to me:
Frank –
Thanks for allowing the use of your photos at my website. I have posted the Kohnstamm plant photo and the Reckitt’s Blue photo, with links to you, at my web page. I will add the new shots as soon as they become available at your web site.
The history of other Brooklyn dye companies is available at my web page. Some of the buildings, such as Beckers Aniline on Ditmas Ave., are still in use today. Have you photographed any of these locations?
The NYC TV show “Secrets of New York” is preparing a documentary based on my web site on the Brooklyn Dye Industry. It will include scenes filmed at the Kohnstamm plant. I think the program will air sometime in 2008. When I find out I will let you know. I’m really glad to find someone who shares my interest in industrial archaeology.
Best regards,
Robert
Colossal Media Dewars Ad in Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Sam Roberts of UK Brick Ads site was kind enough to comment on the recent Landmarks hearings at which I was asked to speak on behalf of Colossal Media, but sent a letter instead due to work schedule conflicts.
