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The history of the South Street Seaport: A robust story of economic power, historic preservation, rat fights and fish guts

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date April 4, 2014
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The daily bustle at the Fulton Fish Market, 1936, photographed by Berenice Abbott (NYPL) PODCAST The glory of early New York came from its role as one of the world’s great ports. Today the South Street Seaport is a lasting tribute to that seafaring heritage, a historical district beneath the Brooklyn Bridge that contains some… Read More

Tags Brooklyn Bridge, cobblestone, fish, Fulton Fish Market, South Street Seaport, South Street Seaport museum