Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
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Gerritsen Beach is a Brooklyn neighborhood, located next to Floyd Bennett Field and Manhattan Beach, on Rockaway Inlet.
Fairy-tale looking Plumb Beach Channel, in the Gerritsen Beach
Gerritsen Beach is in southeastern Brooklyn, lying on a peninsula near Marine Park and bounded to the north by Avenue U, to the east by Gerritsen Avenue, to the south by Plum Beach Channel, and to the west by Shell Bank Creek and Knapp Street; it is bisected from west to east by Gotham Avenue Canal. The neighborhood was named for Wolfert Gerritsen, a Walloon, who in the early seventeenth century built a house and mill on Gerritsen Creek (now part of Marine Park); the mill was destroyed by fire about 1931.
Until the early twentieth century the area remained undeveloped except for a few squatters’ bungalows at the foot of Gerritsen Avenue. The firm of Realty Associates began building a middle-class summer resort there in 1920, and the southwest corner of Gerritsen’s Meadow was soon covered by one-story bungalows with peaked roofs and no backyards. The popularity of this first venture spurred further growth. Some bungalows were made suitable for year-round habitation, two-story houses with backyards were built, and within a decade there were fifteen hundred houses. With its narrow streets and close-set homes, some sitting on the water, this neighborhood in far south Brooklyn is often likened to a New England fishing village.
Gerritsen Beach is precisely west of the picturesque Saltmarsh Nature Center
such pure-nature landscapes are available at the end of Gerristen Avenue, called The Point
A few steps away from The Point
Gerritsen Avenue is the main thoroughfare and the population is mostly of Irish, German, and Italian descent.
The area north of the canal, called the "New Section" by local residents, is lined with stores, brick houses, and sidewalks.
The area south of the canal, the Old Section, retains the character of a small fishing village and is a popular station for party boats.
The volunteer fire department, which began operation in 1921 when the population began to grow, is headquarted at 52 Seba Avenue and the is only remaining volunteer fire department in Brooklyn.
Businesses in GB
- Mike & Gerard's Deli
- New Dutch Deli
- Marine Pharmacy
- Papa Charlies Deli
- Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Fair Deal
- Bantry Bar
- [Victorias Pizzeria]
- Ice Scream You Scream
- The Paint Spot
- Best Seller #1 Properties
- Cort Club
- Dockside Cafe
- [Tamaqua Marina]
Organizations
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Argonne Marine Park Post #107Movies Filmed In Gerritsen Beach
Gerritsen Ave before the painted lines
Bikers on Gerritsen Avenue Roadway
Elected Officials
New York City Council New York State Senate House of Representatives New York SenatorsWebsite Dedicated To Gerritsen Beach
- GerritsenMemories - Marret Kauffner started the site in 1998 as a place for her family memories. Since there was no other outlet for Ex-"Gerritsen Beachers" to express their sentiment for gerritsen beach. People started to leave messages about the beach. She quickly learned that there was much more interest with other people then in her family. It hosts a message board, pictures and stories.
External links
- [St. James]
- [The Vollies]
- [Gerritsen Memories]
- [Fairy-Tale like views of ICE-Plated Gerritsen Bay]
- [Neighborhood description] from the website of the neighborhood's Congressman, Anthony Weiner
- Tamaqua - http://www.tamaquamarina.com/
Aerial View of Gerritsen Beach in the 1920's
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