Godholio posted:

How about that time the Navy built a loving battleship in a NYC park? Complete with crew, quarters, and standard onboard duty schedule.

Steinhardt & Bros, the building in the background, was a company that bought up whiskey from distillers and mixed them into their own multitude of brands, including one Mountain Dew. They were out of business some time in 1918, so these photos are no later than that. That building is still there, but now houses a Petco.