INTRO: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Following the rail track along desolated 1st Avenue is a trip down memory lane. The remnants today hold the flavor of Wabi-Sabi that conveys the prosperity and decline of Bush Terminal.
Following the rail track along desolated 1st Avenue is a trip down memory lane. The remnants today hold the flavor of Wabi-Sabi that conveys the prosperity and decline of Bush Terminal.
The historical industrial area in Sunset Park
At a glance, it is quite hard to recognize the Bush Terminal (built between 1892-1925) that once occupied over 200 acres of land, holding approximately 20 miles (32km) of train yard on a 3,100 foot (944m) wide waterfront with 8 piers.
Abandoned powerhouse right off Bush Terminal complex. This is a prototype of large powerhouses which were built early 20th century.
I try to imagine Bush Terminal operating over 50,000 railroad freight cars and 10% of all steamships arriving at New York only 100 years ago.
The statue of Irving T. Bush, the founder of Bush Terminal, stands in front of the building.
As of February 2017, Mayer De Blasio announced that City will invest $136 million dollars to create 1,500 permanent jobs and 800 construction jobs in Bush Terminal.
Two warehouses between 41st and 43rd street, right here, will be transformed into TV and film production studios and garment manufacturing facilities by 2020. In the meantime, the current tenants, mostly small manufacturers and artists have to vacant and relocate their facilities by the end of the summer 2017.
Decayed like an ancient bronze sword.
The silence never tells the glorious tale of the terminal.