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 superphoenix
  
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
 |  | Excuse me, but what is this place?
< on 9/29/2011 7:33 PM >
|  | | | First few shots are of the bridge/a drowned grocery cart. But then...
My best guess is that it's a military dock. Underneath you get some cool tunnel views. Since there haven't been many navy battles requiring the usage of this dock lately, it's been falling apart ever since. If you'll notice, the water washed out the brick onto the rock slabs and created a rainbow.
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GeekGirlPheebs
Location: San Francisco, CA
Gender: Female
One smart cookie. ;)
| |  | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 1 on 9/29/2011 10:20 PM >
| | | | That looks like Verrazano-Narrows bridge in New York City ...
Could be wrong. Do an image search on google.
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 2 on 9/29/2011 10:31 PM >
| | | | Posted by GeekGirlPheebs
That looks like Verrazano-Narrows bridge in New York City ...
Could be wrong. Do an image search on google.
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I know that, I meant what are the tunnel-like thingies there used for? What are their purposes?
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Captain_Slow
   
The infamous Buttram Manfist
Location: Dallas, Tx
Gender: Male
Obviously capable of mediocre things.
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 3 on 9/30/2011 2:24 AM >
| | | | Perhaps they are wave breaks or flood containment chambers. I don't know bridges
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Snips
Location: Gold Coast
Gender: Male
Ok... So how do I get out
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 4 on 10/1/2011 9:54 AM >
| | | | Hi superphoenix, I am nearly sure that (from the holidays I've have had [I'm from Australia] that the bridge is the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
"The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay Wikipedia"
The drain/tunnel thingy is (I think) a technique called 'Hold the line', Hold the line means any type of structure that is put in place to help reduce waves from damaging any nearby structure or beaches from erosion.
Have a look at http://en.wikipedi...ring#Hold_the_line
The tunnels are mainly put in sea walls to help stop wave energy and to make the structure more stable by giving the wave more 'distance' to slow down.
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 5 on 10/1/2011 6:22 PM >
| | | | Posted by Snips
Hi superphoenix, I am nearly sure that (from the holidays I've have had [I'm from Australia] that the bridge is the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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Wow, people think I don't know my own area... By "this place" I was referring to what I now know is called a wharf. It was used as a ferry site from Staten Island to Brooklyn, but the Verrazano Bridge has long since rendered it useless.
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Trap
 
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Son, I am disappoint
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 6 on 10/1/2011 6:30 PM >
| | | | Not sure, do you have a good overview shot of the outside? Also, next time just post the relevent pictures instead of uploading them all and then telling us to ignore this one and that one, etc. Thirdly, its by no means a requirement, but you'll keep from causing a lot of friction if you upload the images to a hosting site like flickr or photobucket then link to the images with image tags, like so.
[last edit 10/1/2011 6:30 PM by Trap - edited 2 times]
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 7 on 10/1/2011 9:14 PM >
| | | | Posted by Trap
Not sure, do you have a good overview shot of the outside? Also, next time just post the relevent pictures instead of uploading them all and then telling us to ignore this one and that one, etc. Thirdly, its by no means a requirement, but you'll keep from causing a lot of friction if you upload the images to a hosting site like flickr or photobucket then link to the images with image tags, like so.
http://i881.photob...0Hole/IMG_0721.jpg
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Yeah, thanks, it was the easier option but I only figured out how to do it recently.
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Trap
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Son, I am disappoint
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 8 on 10/1/2011 9:16 PM >
| | | | Posted by superphoenix
Yeah, thanks, it was the easier option but I only figured out how to do it recently.
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Posted by Send4Help:
ITS EIGHT FUCKING THIRTY!!
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Snips
Location: Gold Coast
Gender: Male
Ok... So how do I get out
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 10 on 10/2/2011 1:05 AM >
| | | | Posted by superphoenix
Wow, people think I don't know my own area... By "this place" I was referring to what I now know is called a wharf. It was used as a ferry site from Staten Island to Brooklyn, but the Verrazano Bridge has long since rendered it useless.
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Sorry about the wrong information, check NYC history relating to the bridge and see why it was built, it should give you some information about the wharf's.
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 11 on 10/2/2011 1:33 AM >
| | | | Posted by Snips
Sorry about the wrong information, check NYC history relating to the bridge and see why it was built, it should give you some information about the wharf's.
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It's pretty cool actually. (This is more of what I got from the New York Aquarium, who seemed to know quite a bit about it):
Apparently, in 1741, Benjamin Franklin was the Postmaster of Brooklyn, and used the wharf to send mail to Boston and Georgia. During the Battle of Brooklyn, the Civil War, and towards the end of WWII, the military used the place for their ships. Pretty amazing to think that I stood in a place where the great Ben Franklin also went...
This makes it a historic landmark, albeit one that's locked up, crumbling, and of great obscurity to the general public. They're hoping to build a marine science lab for kids here. Who knows, I might advocate for it! (The site's not being used anyway, except by curious passerbys and fishermen).
A picture my dad took three years ago has the wharf poking out at the very very left.
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 12 on 10/2/2011 1:44 AM >
| | | | The most comprehensive view of the outside/top (that is, if you ignore the words that someone had to put).
You can see the overgrowth.
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Lomax
Location: Denver
Gender: Male
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 13 on 10/2/2011 4:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by Trap
Thirdly, its by no means a requirement, but you'll keep from causing a lot of friction if you upload the images to a hosting site like flickr or photobucket then link to the images with image tags, like so.
http://i881.photob...0Hole/IMG_0721.jpg
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Why does this cause less friction than uploading to uer?
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Trap
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Son, I am disappoint
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 14 on 10/2/2011 4:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by Lomax
Why does this cause less friction than uploading to uer?
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Because the UER gallery viewer thing is awkward to use, you have to mouse over, wait for the images to load (Which they dont always do) then move your mouse away and get to the next image without accidentally mousing over any of the others... its just a bit awkward and annoying and some users get really bent out of shape by it. When you upload and embed the images all you have to do is scroll down.
Posted by Send4Help:
ITS EIGHT FUCKING THIRTY!!
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insulinguy
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 15 on 10/2/2011 4:47 PM >
| | | | just unclick 'create pop up images' and you're good to go - flickr/photobucket account or not!
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Trap
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Son, I am disappoint
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 16 on 10/2/2011 4:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by insulinguy
just unclick 'create pop up images' and you're good to go - flickr/photobucket account or not!
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TIL
Posted by Send4Help:
ITS EIGHT FUCKING THIRTY!!
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Lomax
Location: Denver
Gender: Male
| | Re: Excuse me, but what is this place?
<Reply # 17 on 10/2/2011 6:20 PM >
| | | | Posted by Trap
Because the UER gallery viewer thing is awkward to use, you have to mouse over, wait for the images to load (Which they dont always do) then move your mouse away and get to the next image without accidentally mousing over any of the others... its just a bit awkward and annoying and some users get really bent out of shape by it. When you upload and embed the images all you have to do is scroll down.
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I agree the gallery creator/viewer is no fun to look at. At least one can uncheck the gallery options when uploading shots to get rid of it (which is easy to miss)
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