The Row

"Admiral's Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is a relic of the era when military officers lived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in architecturally distinguished homes. This photo show commanders who were decorated in ceremonies at the Navy Yard in May 1945, 21 years before the Navy Yard closed. They are, from left, Joe Taylor, executive officer; Henry H. Hale, air officer; Stephen Jurika, navigator; and Francis K. Smith senior medical officer."

"The Commandant's House, where Commodore Matthew C. Perry lived in the 1840s, as it looked in December 1977. The distinguished Vinegar Hill home, built between 1805-06, is not part of the Admiral's Row property and is now privately owned."

"A portion of Admiral's Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, before the property fell into dramatic decay."

The Daily News posted some photos of Admiral's Row back in the day. Admiral's row is a series of buildings along Flushing Avenue next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. These buildings used to house the naval officers. The Row was last occupied in the 1970s and has now all but turned to rubble. Unfortunately or fortunately the several acer lot is going to be redeveloped. Two of the original building will be restored and the rest knocked to the ground to make way for a massive grocery store, retail shops, and more industrial space.  If your in Brooklyn I suggest getting down to the Wallabout neighborhood and take a look before these historic buildings become history. This week marks the start of the restoration process on the two building slated to survive the revamp.