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Finishing off Bedford Ave (before it finishes me!)

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I had not planned on finishing Bedford Ave on that fateful July morning, but this is what happened. I'd walked Bedford Ave from its beginning in Greenpoint where it shoots off from Manhattan Ave all the way (over the course of a few walks) down to Eastern Parkway. My plan that morning was to walk down to Kings Highway and save the last part of it for another day. The first picture shows Bedford Ave, looking south. A few blocks later, I came to the former site of Ebbets Field, the final home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. I knew it was somewhere in this area, but I've never actually looked for it. Moving on, Bedford Ave stops being commericial and turns residential. There are still apartment buildings but even that will change to smaller homes. As always, I'm prone to taking pictures of old churches just because of the architecture. The first is the Grace Reformed Church of Flatbush. After that was the Fellowship Moravian Church by Hawthorne Street. ...
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Bush / Coffey / Dikeman / Lorraine (Red Hook)

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This time when I ventured into Red Hook, I took the subway to Smith-9th Streets, returning to the same station, instead of driving. I did check out the bus schedule, but I had enough streets to cover that walking was fine. I also had a side goal of stopping by Widow Jane, which the Internet told me was open, but only the store was open. No tours or tasting. Since I didn't go exploring, or wander off along the shoreline, the walk was shorter than three miles, which was fine. If I remember correctly, it was going to be a warm day any way. The trip begins with admiring the Lower Manhattan skyline. Smith-9th Street is the highest station in the subway station. You have to take two escalators and a step of stairs to get to the platform. There are no elevators at this time -- and if there ever are elevators, you're going to have to take multiple trips to get to the platform. Crossing Hamilton Ave, I started down Bush Street, which infamously intersects with Clinton Street...
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