Speaking of the Sand Miner's Monument, I was on this side of the harbor today, so decided to stop and see the monument again. I had completely forgotten about the second part of the monument. You have seen the three men, but there is this other part down low, in the foreground. It is two hands pouring sand into a model of Manhattan. It is stunning, and I had completely forgotten about it. The three statues of the men are standing on a concrete tunnel from the original operation, inside of which is one of the conveyor belts that took the sand to the barges in the harbor.
4 comments:
THAT IS AWESOME!! The detail of the city is so amazing!!
Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this and yesterdays comment about the book.
Joan
Oh, so cool! The mini-Manhattan scape would be worth going to see. Where exactly is this? it's one of those Long Island places I've never been to and would love to take a ride wherever! Thanks for showing these views. More interesting, I think, than just the three miners.
Thank you for posting the monument, the concrete pouring through the hands and the cityscape. Quite incredible! bsk
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