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United States lightship Ambrose (LV-87)
tourist highlight United States lightship Ambrose (LV-87) · Brooklyn Bridge, United States · 1932-01-01
The United States Lightship LV-87/WAL-512 (Ambrose) is a riveted steel lightship built in 1907 and served at the Ambrose Channel lightship station from December 1, 1908, until 1932, and in other posts until her decommissioning in 1966.
The record
| Date | 1932-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Place | United States lightship Ambrose (LV-87), Brooklyn Bridge, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.70484, -74.00247 (landmark-level precision) |
| Scope | Local interest |
| Sources | en.wikipedia · Wikidata Q7890707 |
| Added | 2026-08-21 · source: wikipedia-en |
Coordinates are given at landmark level. A landmark-level coordinate points at the structure; a city-level one points at the settlement, not at a parcel.
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- National and municipal archives of United States, and the picture desks of newspapers published there at the time.
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Footage
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Time layers at this place
One place, several moments in time. This location has 14 recorded time layers between 1920 and 1938 — slide through them:
- 1920 — Wall Street bombing
- 1920 — Fulton Ferry station
- 1920 — American Surety Building
- 1920 — Mortimer Building
- 1920 — New York Stock Exchange Building
- 1922 — Jane's Carousel
- 1925 — Federal Hall
- 1929 — The Wall Street crash
- 1929 — Liggett Hall
- 1929 — 1 Wall Street
- 1931 — 14 Wall Street
- 1931 — Hanover Bank Building
- 1932 — United States lightship Ambrose (LV-87) this page
- 1938 — Rector Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
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