Pier 59 - 62, Chelsea Piers
Address:
Chelsea Piers Sports Complex
W 23rd St. at Hudson River
Manhattan
Category: Steamship Offices & Piers
Built: 1910
Architect: Warren and Wetmore (designers of Grand Central Terminal)
Description: The old headhouses connect the piers located between 17th and 23rd Streets along the Hudson River which were designed to handle large oceanliners. The piers were slated for demolition in the 1970s, but were adapted by private interests reopning in 1995 as a large sports and recreation complex including skating rink, golf driving range, marina and bowling alley.
