WebNov 28, 1999 · Owned by a Tammany Hall crony known as Fishhooks McCarthy, the Brooklyn Ash Removal Company was dumping 100 railroad cars filled with refuse on the … WebOct 14, 2015 · We were here before Fishhooks McCarthy piled his mountain of Brooklyn refuse on the primal ooze of Flushing Meadow, before Grover Whalen, and even before …
Daily News from New York, New York on May 25, 1955 · 180
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Daily News from New York, New York on September 24, 1958 · 294
WebThen came Fishhooks McCarthy and his Brooklyn Ash Removal Company, and the once beautiful Meadow became the gigantic ash dump of Scott Fitzgerald's ' 'Great Gatsby". "The Great Gatsby" was a gaudy tale about a racketeer who tried to break into North Shore Long Island society in order to be near a woman with whom he had enjoyed a fleeting romance. WebBut Tammany Hall stalwart Fishhooks McCarthy was given sole use of the grounds, and at one point, his Brooklyn Ash Removal Company was unloading 110 railroad carloads of garbage a day to be burned. Robert Moses had a different vision. Flushing Meadows is the geographical heart of New York City, and Moses imagined a grand park, one that would ... WebFishhooks McCarthy from the beginning of the 1900’s through the 1930’s, was famous for its grotesque presence on the landscape. The so-called “Mount Corona” was a mountain of garbage that reached nearly 100 feet high. Less infamous is the industrial pollution that tainted Flushing Creek (left) during this same period of time. flogas sophie print