Picture of the Week: Dead Horse Bay
[Photo courtesy of Nathan Kensinger Photography]
Dead Horse Bay lies at the southern edge of Brooklyn. Once a marsh, this area was slowly filled with rubbish. Its name comes from the carcasses from a nearby horse rendering plant that would wash up on its shore. The landfill was capped after the refuse of the 1920’s and 1930’s filled the marsh. In the 1950’s the cap burst, spewing the artifacts of a different era onto the beach. Now glass bottles, shoe leather, plastic toys, old bones and handguns lie revealed along the waters edge.
Posted: March 14th, 2008 under Back Weeds, Creek, Jamaica Bay, Picture of the Week.
Comments: 8
Comments
Comment from Dana
Time March 14, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Can somebody give me directions on how I can find this bit of shore. I hear its near floyd bennet field. But i’ve never been over there.. I’d love to check it out.. I love historic items.
Comment from Anonymous
Time March 14, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Just before you go over the rockaway parkway bridge.
Comment from mike24611
Time March 15, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I may be talking about something everyone already knows about…..but does anyone else see the small plane buried in the marsh as u pass westbound over the mill basin bridge? I have seen it for some time and I beleive it may be part of the Gateway preserve, but I sure do wanna climb that fence and check it out
Comment from Hansel
Time May 13, 2008 at 8:08 am
How does one get to Deadhorse Bay in Brooklyn via subway and bus from Manhattan?
Thanks.
Comment from Karla Ferraro
Time July 31, 2008 at 4:03 pm
What’s going on with mow mow island? There were bobcats plowing down all the trees and vegetation in the center of the island. They’re also removing cherry and other fruit trees the local birds depend on. Does anyone know what they’re planning to do back there?
Comment from GerritsenBeach.net
Time July 31, 2008 at 4:13 pm
http://www.gerritsenbeach.net/2008/06/27/this-is-whats-happening-with-mau-mau/
Comment from Anonymous
Time July 31, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Karla, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??
Comment from Anonymous
Time March 14, 2008 at 10:20 am
We always called it BOTTLE BEACH…. We used to go over there and find the most beautiful and very OLD bottles.