A preservation group says Brooklyn’s waterfront is one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the country, and they’re fighting to keep it alive.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation says a rash of new residential development is threatening the heritage of the area. Particularly upsetting, they say, is the destruction of a civil war era ship repair dock to make room for an IKEA parking lot.
The private, non profit group says the city and state should offer developers incentives to adapt old buildings for use, instead of tearing them down.
This is the 20th year the list has been released. Other places listed as endangered include the El Camino trail in New Mexico and old motels along Route 66.
