[Alberg30] Beautiful Scenic Aromatic New York City
Robert Kirk
kirk at neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Jan 2 22:38:29 PST 2001
Brian Timmins told us about keeping his Alberg...
>... I keep my
>boat in Deadhorse Bay which is in Jamaica Bay, just outside New York Harbor.
>One of these seasons, I'll get down your way ...
Which reminded me of sailing in that lovely area as a youngster. There was
a little island there in Jamaica Bay which was the chief (only?) dump for
New York City's garbage. Barges brought in the trash every day. Naturally,
they also operated a glue factory there with all the raw materials close at
hand. People lived on the island permanently, sorting all the garbage. I
gather that they dumped the horse carcasses into the bay at their harbor.
That's how it got its name. Presumably, Brian likes the smell of glue.
Cheers,
Bob Kirk
Isobar #181
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