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August 10, 2023 39 mins
At Least Two Lives Lost, Newtown Creek Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894
Greenpoint, 1850: A Debutantes' Ball
Guldensuppe and Mrs. Nack, 1897
Naptha Tank's Exploded, 1896
Missing Girl, part 8: Maggie Kueblein: Not Yet Found, 1887

featuring: Laurel Hill Chemical Works: Coroner Strong; Greenpoint Avenue bridge; Toner's Penny Bridge Hotel: Into Icy Newtown Creek + Down With A Bridge + Still finding more bodies; District Attorney Fleming; contractors Dean & Westbrook; Delaware and Hudson Coal Company; United States & Canada Degreasing Company; Hommel's flag yard.

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.

Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
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