Suggesting The Establishment Of A Brooklyn Bridge Museum, In Booklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, New York

The Culvert Chronicles | October 9, 2008| | Copyright

An Open Letter To Adrian Benepe, NYC Parks And Recreation Commissioner:

I love the Brooklyn Bridge. This is not hyperbole but a fact of my life. I was born in Brooklyn. As a teen-age youngster, I remember taking the Gates Avenue Trolley Car over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan, to reach a fabulous Horn and Hardart Automat, where we put our nickels in the slot to open the glass door to get the ice cream cake, a chocolate cake rolled around vanilla cream.

Since those days, I have continued to hold the image of The Brooklyn Bridge as a vibrant symbol of New York City. Being that it connects ...

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