Did you know that more than 120,000 vehicles, 4,000 pedestrians, and 2,600 cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day? Well I was just one of 4,000 pedestrians last week crossing the bridge. It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and for the first time in a while, the weather was just perfect in New York City so taking the trip to the bridge was a must.
It had been a long time since I had visited the bridge so I did feel like a tourist in my own city. For the first time out of all the times I had visited the bridge, I had noticed something I had never noticed before. When I was walking along the bridge, there was a part of the bridge that had locks on them. It really caught my eye so I stopped to analyze the locks to see what they were. The locks had the name of couples with their anniversary date on it. Then I started to think if some of these couples were still together because some of the locks like they have been their for years. I was also wondering if that if the couples who had broken up, would have gone back to take the lock off. I know if I had my lock up there and had broken up with that person, I would take the lock off.
When I was done walking the bridge, there were also new offices and a museum at Dumbo. I have seen these before but they were under construction and I had just thought that they were going to be apartments for the rich people. The place was all hipster but it looked very modern. The place offered a beautiful view of the bridge and the city. There is also a high class restaurant.
Walking along Dumbo throughput the night has made me realize how much it has changed all these years. I remember as a kid growing up my dad would tell me how bad Brooklyn was. My parents would never take me to Brooklyn so I would have to go on my own to see for myself as I was getting older. You could see the presence of gangs and drugs all over. Now when you visit Brooklyn, you can see that everything is urbanized. The buildings in Dumbo are all new or either renovated to still leave that style of old building.
Hey! I like you include the feelings and memories that visiting the bridge after so many years evoked on you.