Dumbo Park

You are currently in a space that once served as the industrial engine of Brooklyn. Before it became a scenic park, this stretch of the East River was dominated by warehouses and factories that manufactured everything from machinery to Brillo soap pads. The area was so heavily defined by one industrialist, Robert Gair, that locals long referred to this neighborhood as Gairville. You are standing on the very ground where Gair revolutionized shipping by inventing the cardboard box, a feat that turned these blocks into a massive hub for global commerce.