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Baby Buggy Parade: 1900

Circa 1900. "Recreation dock (amusement pier), New York." Check your brakes! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1900. "Recreation dock (amusement pier), New York." Check your brakes! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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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."

Where is the dock?

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.

Where in NY , , ,

Anyone know where in New York is this "Recreation Dock?"

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