Let the exodus begin
East river view looking north. Brooklyn bridge, Manhattan bridge, and in the back ground Williamsburg bridge. Viewed in order of completion.
Manhattan was crammed below Canal st. upper Manhattan sparsely populated by farms and estates of the rich of the time. Brooklyn bridge was truly the second expansion of the United states, first bridge spanned out of Manhattan. Prior to it's completion in 1883 Brooklyn was accessible by ferry, This was the first accessible road out of Manhattan. Once completed the mass migration to Brooklyn began.
Let the exodus begin
East river view looking north. Brooklyn bridge, Manhattan bridge, and in the back ground Williamsburg bridge. Viewed in order of completion.
Manhattan was crammed below Canal st. upper Manhattan sparsely populated by farms and estates of the rich of the time. Brooklyn bridge was truly the second expansion of the United states, first bridge spanned out of Manhattan. Prior to it's completion in 1883 Brooklyn was accessible by ferry, This was the first accessible road out of Manhattan. Once completed the mass migration to Brooklyn began.