explorations

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On the edge of Brooklyn aging monoliths of a bygone era of aviation rest their crumbling bones on empty runways. 

Once upon a time Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart blasted off of this tarmac and flew around the world…

A man named Wrong Way took off from here and landed in Ireland triggering a ticker tape parade in Manhattan once he got back…

Today kids come here to play soccer in the sports complex, people drive their cars in circles, park rangers keep the curious ones from exploring too much and kids with spray paint cans update the more out of sight ruins…