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TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 16:59
My trip to an abandoned hanger, sort of.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2698998547_fbfdc5bc5a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2698998547/)

I believe this is the only way in. Yeah, I would go in there...:)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2699814854_9379c19944_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2699814854/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2699815160_d6b3e3ac40_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2699815160/)

A prototype engine. :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2698998887_6904eb11bf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2698998887/)

Someone parked their boat here...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2699814442_893aa039f9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2699814442/)
TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:06
Which doors???

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2699981116_d8c5ef8d21_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vracing/2699981116/)
Vetteography
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:13
Is that the SS Minnow??
TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:19
What's a SS Minnow??? :)

Is that the SS Minnow??
Vetteography
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:24
The SS Minnow was a chartered fishing boat that took some passengers for a three hour tour but ran into trouble. A huge storm came up and tossed the tiny ship ashore on a deserted island. The crew of two and the passengers, (A b-movie actress, a farm girl, a Professor, a wealthy industrialist and his wife) were trapped there for years.

Very famous story.
TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:25
Hahahaha....I get it. :) The boat was near the hangar. I think the NYPD towed it there. :)

The SS Minnow was a chartered fishing boat that took some passengers for a three hour tour but ran into trouble. A huge storm came up and tossed the tiny ship ashore on a deserted island. The crew of two and the passengers, (A b-movie actress, a farm girl, a Professor, a wealthy industrialist and his wife) were trapped there for years.

Very famous story.
DigitalSpecialist
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:26
I've driven by that old airport that you've taken pictures of. South Brooklyn if memory serves me, and its almost on the water front, because I was coming off of the bridge after crossing the bay from the island where my wifes grandmother lived.
TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:30
The Floyd Benett Field. It isn't really abandoned but the hangars aren't being used. NYPD trains their heli pilots there. The area is also the head quarter for NYC sanitations. I even saw couple of army barracks but abandoned. I was too afraid to take pictures of them. It is an army base and I really don't want to do anything that remotely looked like terrorist activities. :)

I've driven by that old airport that you've taken pictures of. South Brooklyn if memory serves me, and its almost on the water front, because I was coming off of the bridge after crossing the bay from the island where my wifes grandmother lived.
chomish
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:44
Ohhhhhhhh, i know where that is.
I used to fly modle planes there as a kid, and beleive its still used today for remote control aircrafts.
Cool photos btw.
Vetteography
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:49
Hahahaha....I get it. :) The boat was near the hangar. I think the NYPD towed it there. :)

Dang... I was almost hoping you wouldn't.... I admit, I was giggling like a school girl when I was typing that :p

They are cool pics, BTW!
Smad728
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:54
Great shots. I would deff. get a small paddle boat and row down that dark long hallway/mini river. Lol. And did I see fish in there??:lol:
TooManyShots
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:07
They look like the common goldfish.

Great shots. I would deff. get a small paddle boat and row down that dark long hallway/mini river. Lol. And did I see fish in there??:lol:
kevcrab
19th of August 2008 (Tue), 11:57
great location....well done
Flo
19th of August 2008 (Tue), 12:08
They look like the common goldfish.

When I saw goldfish in there, I kind of thought" What the heck"?
Nice series.like the textures alot.
FLiPMaRC
19th of August 2008 (Tue), 13:48
:cool: Great shots. I love the colors.
Yiskah
20th of August 2008 (Wed), 10:39
Cool series. The prototype looks like it could be on Transformers:)
fiveFPS
20th of August 2008 (Wed), 11:07
someone put some WP gear on and go down to the flooded basement for some shots =)
RAWuser
20th of August 2008 (Wed), 12:11
Were you not able to go inside the hangar on that day? Was it closed? There are/were a lot of sweet treasures (http://fromtheflightdeck.com/Stories/FMFloydBennett/floyd_bennett.htm) inside. Well, it did has been a while since I last visited the place so maybe something has changed. But that place has a lot of history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Bennett_Field) and the whole base is actually a National Park (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/flo.htm).

Great set of urban pictures, btw. Love the first one!

(Hint: that old engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-4360) in picture #4 used to go on a plane similar to this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-97_Stratotanker).)
Derweissehai
20th of August 2008 (Wed), 13:45
Love the shot of the engine. Wonder what type it is. It almost looks like a prat and whiteny turbo prop engine....possibly a T-34