This moring, the excellent Bowery Boys put up a link on their Facebook page about 10 free open house NYC events that don't need a reservation, highlighting awesome shit you can do around the city that you've probably never considered, like touring the completely mysterious Grand Lodge of the Masons on 23rd Street or going back inside the old TWA Flight Center (the weird, bird-shaped one I remember going into as a child). It's an amazing resource of cool stuff.
In any case, at the top of the post was this completely intriguing photo that immediately struck a chord with me (see above). At first glance, I thought it was the interior of the old WestBeth complex in the West Village, but upon closer scrutiny, I learned that it was the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park. Here's what the Bowery Boys have to say about it:
Believe it or not, this was designed by Cass Gilbert, the same person who gave us the Woolworth Building. Completed in 1919, this was the largest military supply base in the United States through World War II, an awe-inspiring space that today is leased to private tenants.. If industrial architecture fascinates you and you haven't yet seen this building up close, make this your first stop of the day.
I stared at this for a great while, trying to remember why I recognized it.
Then, it hit me.
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