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Circa 1900. "Recreation dock (amusement pier), New York." Check your brakes! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The June 25th, 1905 NY Times has a wonderful description of the recreational piers' "value as sources of health and enjoyment to the city-bound masses."
This page says the recreation dock was at Third St. and East River. It mentions that there were other docks, but most got torn down when FDR drive was built.
Anyone know where in New York is this "Recreation Dock?"
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