NYC Farm Colony Ruins

This gallery contains 16 photos.

The New York City Farm Colony was founded as the Richmond County Poor Farm in 1829. The concept of the poor farm was that able bodied indigents should work. In 1895, the Department of Public Charities was established and inherited … Continue reading →

Fort Tilden

This gallery contains 12 photos.

Location: Rockaway Peninsula, Queens, NY Since I have already authored a blog post about Fort Tilden on my other blog, Brooklyn Relics, this post is mostly going to be a photo essay. I don’t want to duplicated content or do … Continue reading →