A week ago I went to a Kickstarter info-session. It's taken me this long to process all I took in.
The meeting was held at a community art facility called The 3rd Ward. I'd never heard of it; though I know the neighborhood well since I lived not far from there when it was a far cry from the Bohemia it is now.
Major sidebar: The heavily industrial nabe south of Newtown Creek edges Bushwick, Greenpoint and Ridgewood. For a while it was called the Eastern District. Two bridges span the creek on this side: the Metropolitan Ave and Grand Ave Bridges, both built around the turn of the last century. An area of single-story warehouses, the Montrose Ave. stop on the L train (once called the LL) drops you off at the center of a rapidly-developing area of rehearsal spaces, complete with excellent urban art, a top-of-the-line music store and a bar. The creek is polluted with little chance of recovery; I wonder if the area will ever flourish.
Major sidebar: The heavily industrial nabe south of Newtown Creek edges Bushwick, Greenpoint and Ridgewood. For a while it was called the Eastern District. Two bridges span the creek on this side: the Metropolitan Ave and Grand Ave Bridges, both built around the turn of the last century. An area of single-story warehouses, the Montrose Ave. stop on the L train (once called the LL) drops you off at the center of a rapidly-developing area of rehearsal spaces, complete with excellent urban art, a top-of-the-line music store and a bar. The creek is polluted with little chance of recovery; I wonder if the area will ever flourish. |
More on The 3rd Ward and the KS meeting in the next post.
A repurposed garage.
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