I think the Junkyard is dwindling. It was last I knew, but I have not been by it for a few years.

My favorite places to work were always the East and Hudson Rivers. Running Hellgate underpowered, pretty much what I was all the time, was fun, like a toboggan. Breaking ice in the Hudson was also fun, so long the engineer kept water flowing through the heat exchanger.

NYC is a much better now than in 1979-81, although for some it may not be as much fun. It is cleaner and safer.