Is Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO the same?
Is Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO the same? Even the name itself is a kitschy acronym — standing for Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass. The exact boundaries of the area are always up for debate, but most people consider DUMBO to be between the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge and as far east as Vinegar Hill.
Why is the Brooklyn Bridge so famous?
Considered a brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge was a bridge of many firsts. It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire. It was the first bridge to use explosives in a dangerous underwater device called a caisson.