Bush Terminal
Address:
Between 2nd & 3rd Ave, 39th to 50th St
Brooklyn
Warehouses
Category: Shipping Trade Sites/Structures
Built: 1902-1909
Built by: Irving T. Bush
Designation: Eligible for state and National Register
Description: Called "a city within a city," Bush Terminal was the first American example of completely integrated manufacturing and warehousing facilities encompassing its own railroad, power plant and fire department that grew to 250 acres, with 21 miles of railroad track. Purchased by Helmsley-Spear in 1965, the property converted to an industrial park. (SOURCE: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress)
