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Brooklyn Water Works



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Before the 1898 consolidation of New York City, Brooklyn was the third most populous city in America. Historian Robert Miller tours the crumbling infrastructure of its water supply system.


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great info ( 1 year ago by calm2work)
great info
thanks for the ... ( 1 year ago by davidqnyc)
thanks for the really informational video...now i know why conduit ave is so named...
I got great news ... ( 1 year ago by dbkoob)
I got great news you know the pumping station in freeport the one shone in this video that was partly destroyed by gang members their are trailers on the lot the interior has been cleaned the exterior is still in place the building has been cleaned and some skalfolding is in place to hold up the rest of the roof that wasn't destroyed by arsonists and wood planks has been put up and a tarp over it I don't know what there doing but there obvivously doing something to restore the building
Thanks for passing ... ( 1 year ago by Queensdude)
Thanks for passing on the news.
That was an awesome ... ( 1 year ago by bucksweep)
That was an awesome video! I grew up in Wantagh and played in Twin Lakes all the time. It was great to learn about the pumping stations!
They were replacing ... ( 11 months ago by keatingjeffreyp)
They were replacing the water passage that goes under surise hwy. They finshed last weekend. I don't believe there are any plans in place to restore the building. It would need a total reconstruction since it was destroyed.
Excellent video ( 10 months ago by t21229513)
Excellent video
i live two blocks ... ( 6 months ago by WaMBaMkThNX)
i live two blocks from the tower in freeport
creeps me out but i love it
great vid!
excellent video. ... ( 1 week ago by spoon844)
excellent video. great job.



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