drmstream[writing]

By the begin­ning of the 20th Cen­tury, Brooklyn’s die was cast. A thriv­ing sub-metropolis, annexed to one of the great­est cities in the world, its nexus grav­i­tat­ing inex­orably to the three grand bridges that con­nect it to Man­hat­tan. Brook­lyn was a stag­ing point. Ships car­ried goods into its pro­tected har­bors. Pro­duce came in each day […]

The Bow­ery in New York City in the early 1920’s. Pro­hi­bi­tion is around the cor­ner — then the restau­rant will move up to street level and the liquor store down below.