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Brooklyn House Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/13/2023
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is on the center divider .    You are standing across the street from the former Brooklyn  house of detention for men  (BHD / BCC) 

The Brooklyn Detention Complex(originally the Brooklyn House of Detention) is a jail facility located at 275 Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn. It can hold up to 815 male prisoners in its single cells. Most of the population is made up of detainees undergoing the intake process or awaiting trial in Kings or Richmond County.

Built in the 1950s, the jail closed in 2003 due to a declining inmate population. It reopened in 2012 after renovations with 544 staff.[2]

In 2017, New York City committed to closing the jails on Rikers Islandand creating a network of modern borough-based jails instead. The Brooklyn Detention Center was designated as one of the jails that would be used to replace Rikers.[3] In August 2018, the city released a Draft Scope of Work outlining their plan for the new jail, which would tear down the existing 162,000 sq ft. facility and replace it with a building eight times as large (1.4 million sq ft.) and up to 40 stories tall.[4]

as of today 7/12/2023  the building is in the middle of being demolished demolition should be completed by Thanksgiving 2023             I worked here for about 6 months in the early 90s, returned and worked here for the last year is was open  

UPDATE Demolition was completed 04/19/2024

New construction started the last week in April 2024

only room for the log so bring a pen       Please return the cache where it was found with the magnetic side, facing the pole . The box is aluminum and not magnetic. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Genssvp pbageby

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)