
Un autre regard sur la vie des transports, signé Stephen Mallon.



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Architecture, Mobilité, Nomadisme, Urbanisme, Nouveaux Imaginaires urbains, Nouvelles Fictions, Prospective, Nouveaux imaginaires du corps, Nouveaux imaginaires du sport
" New York City's largest and oldest industrial facility, the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard occupies 250-acres on the East River between the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges, and is presently one of New York City's major industrial sites.Voilà en quelques lignes comment l'éditeur du superbe The Brooklyn Navy Yard signé John Bartelstone, présente l'évolution de cette zone portuaire qui fut longtemps le plus grand chantier naval de New-York (histoire très complète, là)
One of the last remnants of Brooklyn's industrial supremacy, the Yard has experienced tremendous change: functioning from the age of wind to that of diesel. As a cradle of naval evolution, the Yard has had to reinvent itself constantly, and this is made evident by the presence of buildings and structures spanning from the 1830s to the 1950s.
The Navy Yard was shut down in 1966 and reopened again in 1971 when the City of New York bought it with the intention of redevelopment. Great ships are still repaired there, and the Yard, now an industrial park with a variety of manufacturers and light industries, functions as a refuge from a city that has mostly forgotten that a mixed economy is a key to its survival."