Wallabout Market

[1][2] Wallabout gained its name from the French-speaking Walloons of Belgium who were the first settlers on the bay in 1624.

The bay was a good location for ferry's across the east river to New Amsterdam.

[2] The halls were constructed in the Dutch Colonial Revival architecture by the architect William Tubby in 1894-1896.

The Market was a host to produce, meat, dairy, fish and other food vendors in addition to grocery stores, restaurants and wholesalers.

[2] They were demolished during World War II for the expansion of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.