Bush Terminal Company, Pier 5, Opposite end of Forty-first Street on Upper New York Bay, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
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Significance: Pier 5 was typical of the substructures and piersheds built by Irving Bush c. 1902-09, sheet-piling-retained fill. It survives partly intact, and retains the best evidence of late attempts to modify Bush Terminal piers for better use by trucks.
Survey number: HAER NY-201-B
Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
The history of New York City's transportation system. New York City is distinguished from other U.S. cities for its low personal automobile ownership and its significant use of public transportation. New York is the only city in the United States where over half of all households do not own a car (Manhattan's non-ownership is even higher, around 75%; nationally, the rate is 8%). New York City has, by far, the highest rate of public transportation use of any American city. New York City also has the longest mean travel time for commuters (39 minutes) among major U.S. cities. The Second Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed the city – the port infrastructure grew at such a rapid pace after the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal that New York became the most important connection between all of Europe and the interior of the United States. Elevated trains and subterranean transportation ('El trains' and 'subways') were introduced between 1867 and 1904. Private automobiles brought an additional change for the city by around 1930, notably the 1927 Holland Tunnel.
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