One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Built as a home for the Union Porcelain magnate in 1867, now the Greenpoint Reformed Church and home to a ceramic mystery.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.