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There is something weird here... I googled "Erie Basin". This page seems to say it is a store, in Red Hook neighbourhood of Brooklyn, founded in 2008. [1] So, why does this category contain so many photos that clearly predate 2008? Did someone redirect Category:Red Hook to a category about a store? That does not seem like a good idea. Geo Swan (talk) 01:47, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Okay, another google hit [2] says that, as the original sandspit, of Red Hook, eroded, a new one formed, was extended with land-fill, and this was known as "Erie Basin". Then this category is in DESPERATE NEED of a hatnote. Geo Swan (talk) 01:52, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Hmm, a considerable mess has somehow built up. Google Search has for unknown reasons given first place to a neighborhood jewelry store that named itself after the 19th-century marine terminal that was built to serve ocean traffic on its way to and especially from the Erie Canal. In the 20th century the Basin was the site of a ship repair business with dry dock, and now is the site of the Erie Basin Park and an Ikea store. So, far as I see, Forgotten NY has it right, and ought even be used as a principle source for an ENWP article. I see no reason for either WP or Commons to notice the jewelry store, which is only interesting for its success in Search Engine Optimization. Perhaps when Springtime returns I'll bicycle there and snap some more photos and, umm, maybe this time get one of the jewelry shop. Jim.henderson (talk) 13:50, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]