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Waterfront Museum
701 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
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Attraction type: Museum
Address: 701 Columbia Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
Tel: 718.624.4719

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“"a Dollar and A Dream'”
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5 of 5 stars
NycCarola
NYC
12 Jun 2008

The tour given by David Sharp at the Waterfront Museum was highly informative and very inspirational. David bought a barge(for one dollar) that was mired in mud over 23 years ago and has restored it to its former glory . He has ,with dedicated ardor, garnered artifacts and informative materials to educate us about the past history of this form... more

“What Fun”
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5 of 5 stars
sterling1954
Brooklyn
16 Oct 2006

My students loved the waterfront Museum. David Sharp is a born showman. Not only did my students learn about the history of the waterfront, they learned about living on a boat, about a dream, about taking risks etc. In additon they got a juggling show. They saw that when a professional makes a mistake, he pickt the ball up and... more

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Waterfront Museum Address

701 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Tel: 718.624.4719