Red Hook

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.03 sec.

Red Hook

Waterfront district of northwest Brooklyn, New York City. Red Hook is situated on the far side Buttermilk Channel from Governor's Island, in Upper New York Bay. Formerly the site of a thriving docks, it went into decline after the arrival of containerized shipping took trade away to Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The area remains depressed.

Separated from the rest of Brooklyn by the Gowanus Canal, Red Hook (Dutch, Roode Hoeke, or ‘Red Point’) was a spit of land named in the 17th century after the colour of its soil. From the 1840s the area was heavily developed, with docks and artificial basins covering the original shoreline. It became a major port, home to maritime unions and to a population of largely Italian dockworkers. It also gained a reputation for organized crime; Al Capone's career began here. Government improvement schemes in the 1930s efforts included large-scale housing projects; later, in the 1950s and 1960s, parts of the area were renamed Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill in an attempt to escape Red Hook's notoriety.

How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

?Sign in

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Hutchinson browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Real estate developer Joseph Sitt began tearing down a 19th-century sugar refinery warehouse in Red Hook last week, quieting speculation that he might repurpose the building for use as a BJs Wholesale Club. Sitt eschews preservation option in Red Hook by The Real Deal There's a deli in Red Hook that was sad to see The Real World go. The Weekly Walk-Through by Tom Acitelli / The New York Observer The British government wants to copy the Red Hook Community Justice Centre in New York. AMERICAN CONS FACE HARD TIME; SICKENED OFFENDER EXPOSES SHAMBLES OF ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			rectum Reculver recurring decimal recursion recursive recusant recycling red Red and the Black, The Red Army Red Army Faction Red Badge of Courage, The Red Bank Red Bay red blood cell Red Bluff Red Brigades Red Cloud Red Cross Red Data List red deer red dwarf red flag red giant Red Guard Red Hook Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Lake Red Lion Red Lodge Red or Dead red pepper Red River Red River of the North Red Rum Red Scare Red Sea red setter red shift red spider mite red tape Red Terror red valerian Red Wing red-hot poker Redan Redbourn Redcar Redcar and Cleveland Redcliff redcurrant			red hematite Red Hepatisation red hepatization red herring red herring red herring red herring red herring Red herring (fallacy) Red herring fallacy Red herring prospectus Red herring prospectus Red herring prospectus Red Herring Prospectuses Red Herring Prospectuses Red herrings Red herrings Red herrings Red High Red Hill Band Red Hill Creek Expressway Red Hill Elementary School Red Hill Mining Town Red Hill Paddington Community Centre Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial Red hill plantation Red Hills Horse Trials Red Hills State Park red hind Red Hispana de Desarrollo Empresarial Red Hook Red Hook Civic Association Red Hook Community Justice Center Red Hook High School Red Hook Soccer Club, Inc. Red Horn RED HORSE RED HORSE Red Horse Flight Red Horse Information Management System Red Horse Ranch Arena Red Horse Squadron red hot red hot Red hot (disambiguation) Red Hot and Blue Red Hot Blues Sisters Red hot cattail Red Hot Chile Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers (band) Red Hot Chilipeppers Red hot chilli Red Hot Chilli Pepers Red Hot Chilli Peppers Red Hot Go Red Hot Lindy Exchange

Hutchinson Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup \| Partner with us

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.