Having
closed in the mid-1960s, the Ridgewood Reservoir no longer supplies
water to the people of Brooklyn and Queens, but to the wide variety
of birds and animals that now make their home here. The entire basin
is filled with water, weeds and a young forest. And ticks. Lots
of ticks. 'Urban' exploration never felt so rural.
The efflux chamber, pictured below, bears the date "1889."
It was a later addition to the original reservior of 1857. The chamber's
corroded panels leach a rusty coating on the rusticated stone every
time it rains, giving it's exterior a rather warm tone. The building's
windows are bricked up, but there is one way to get a look inside
to see- what else- cracked windows and peeling paint.
The efflux chamber
is a sturdy structure
that appears to be holding up well
Having
closed in the mid-1960s, the Ridgewood Reservoir no longer supplies
water to the people of Brooklyn and Queens, but to the wide variety
of birds and animals that now make their home here. The entire basin
is filled with water, weeds and a young forest. And ticks. Lots
of ticks. 'Urban' exploration never felt so rural.