A view from way up high in the sky is this visual of the 65th Street Yards which is located at (you guessed it) 65th Street in Bay Ridge.  Just off Second Avenue to be exact if you were wanting to get your own peek at this in person.

I took this while gathering with friends on the Fourth of July holiday back in 2009 and I have always wanted to use this photo somewhere.  Lucky for me the blog is here to showcase this kind of stuff every now and again.  This train yard was something of a wild exploration area for many of the area youths way back in the day as it was unused for many years and unkempt.  There were a lot more trees and even some small pond kind of regions if memory serves me correctly.  It was always fun to wander around like something out of the movie “Stand By Me” and yes I used to go down there with my friends.  You always feared getting caught but there was really nothing to do down there but walk around.  The far end water you see is the Narrows but no one fished out of it.

It’s been in use for a number of years now, and I guess that it is better than being a vast unused space.  If I ever get the chance to go down there for the purposes of photography you will see whatever results I get right here.  I promise. I did manage to get a slightly different visual recently from a lower vantage point and appended it into this posting for your viewing pleasure.