Lucy

this is a photo of the edge of the old navy yard in brooklyn. on flushing ave there are several mansions where the naval officers and their families used to live. there are fences and signs all over that say that it's military property and trespassers will be shot, and i've never been brave enough to sneak in, but i love looking at the dilapidated old houses from the street. i don't think anyone has lived there since the 50s and the houses, which used to be huge and extravagant, are basically crumbling into dust, abandoned. a developer wants to build a supermarket and condos there. i love walking by here because it makes me think about the people who might have lived in those houses and what brooklyn was like way before i moved here and how the city and the waterfront are always changing. and it makes me angry and sad that these beautiful houses right by the water were left to rot and soon they will get torn down so someone can make a profit building something cheap and impermanent.