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The Barge Man And The Pigeon Boy
June 22, 2010 could possibly be the longest day in the history of days. Several lectures and a bus tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard was not enough. No, no. Lunch at Bubby’s and a quick visit to the Brooklyn … Continue reading
Posted in Red Hook
Tagged A Hole In A Fence, Along The Shore, NEH, On The Waterfront
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Returning: Shulberg’s “The Waterfront Revisited”
Ssmith asked, “have you experienced an altered or ‘constructed’ memory of a place that surprised you upon return after a long absence?” during last week’s discussion of David Thelen. Budd Shulberg is a storyteller; in the film, On The Waterfront, … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn Industrial Waterfront, Docks and Shipping, Red Hook
Tagged Budd Shulberg, corruption, dock workers, Memory, On The Waterfront, Past, Reality, Unions
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