{"id":18311,"date":"2026-04-10T01:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-brooklyn.com\/?p=18311"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:30:01","slug":"between-the-port-and-the-city-how-brooklyn-became-a-city-of-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-brooklyn.com\/en\/eternal-18311-between-the-port-and-the-city-how-brooklyn-became-a-city-of-stone","title":{"rendered":"Between the Port and the City: How Brooklyn Became a City of Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s one rather simple thing in Brooklyn that everyone has grown accustomed to over the years and no longer notices\u2014until you step on it. It\u2019s the cobblestones. There are particularly many of them left near the East River, where in some places they still stubbornly hold their ground, despite the asphalt and their advanced age. Yes, by today\u2019s standards, it\u2019s uncomfortable slippery after rain and certainly doesn\u2019t make for a comfortable walk. But the cobblestones didn\u2019t appear in the neighborhood by accident, and certainly not for  beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It used to be a city with \u201cnormal\u201d problems\u2014dirt, dust, and roads that simply disappeared after it rained. Back then, cobblestones weren\u2019t just for decoration; they were the solution to these problems. Rough, simple, but quite effective. You can read more about this at i-brooklyn.com<\/a> \u2014 but in short, it is precisely these small details that make up the city\u2019s history, a history that usually goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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