{"id":15339,"date":"2014-09-08T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=15339"},"modified":"2014-09-08T01:36:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T00:36:58","slug":"the-abandoned-townhouses-of-admirals-row-brooklyn-navy-yard-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-abandoned-townhouses-of-admirals-row-brooklyn-navy-yard-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Currently crumbling\u00a0away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this\u00a0row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers.<\/p>\n

Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of\u00a0Brooklyn Navy Yard with some of the structures dating back as far as the\u00a0Civil War.<\/p>\n

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Although the U.S. Navy closed the original Navy Yard in the mid-1960s, personnel were still housed in the buildings until the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned and exposed to the elements, the buildings have fallen into disrepair, while various redevelopment and preservation schemes have come and gone over the years.<\/p>\n

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After two previous attempts to build a $100 million development including a supermarket and space for industrial and office use fell through, another request for proposals\u00a0was issued in July 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Despite their obvious historic worth, some of the buildings are clearly long past repair.<\/p>\n

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Trees almost completely obscure the entrance to this house.<\/p>\n

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Class war!<\/p>\n

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Here’s three Google Maps<\/a> views:<\/p>\n

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Read more about Admiral’s Row and see photos of the interiors on Curbed<\/a>. [Wikipedia feature<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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