Wender·Vista
DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
in Brooklyn, looking up Washington Street toward the Manhattan Bridge

DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge

— — the bridge framing the city, the city framing the bridge.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“DUMBO is the few blocks of Brooklyn that sit Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, where the cobblestones are real Belgian block and the steel towers of the 1909 Manhattan Bridge rise over warehouses converted to lofts and shops. The view up Washington Street is the one almost everyone has seen — the bridge in heavy silhouette, the Empire State Building lined up dead centre between its towers. Brooklyn Bridge Park runs along the water just below. The cobbles ring under tyres long after the photographers go home. — from the studio

from the studio
DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge
— bring it home

DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
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— about DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

DUMBO — Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass — is a small triangular neighbourhood in northwest Brooklyn, bounded by the East River, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan Bridge. Once a nineteenth-century warehouse district built around Robert Gair's paperboard mills, the area was rezoned and largely landmarked in the 2000s as the DUMBO Historic District. Two Trees Management led the loft conversion of the Empire Stores and surrounding buildings beginning in the 1980s. Brooklyn Bridge Park, completed in phases between 2010 and 2021, runs along the waterfront just below.

— the stone

The cobbles are not cobbles in the strictest sense — they are Belgian blocks, rectangular cut granite paving stones laid in the late nineteenth century when this was working harbour ground. The streets that survive intact are mostly Washington, Water, and Plymouth. The Manhattan Bridge itself, opened December 31, 1909, is a suspension bridge with a 1,470-foot main span, designed under chief engineer Leon Moisseiff. Its anchorages and stone-and-steel approaches frame the famous view up Washington Street with the Empire State Building lined dead centre.

— the visit

The Washington Street view is public street, free at all hours, busiest at golden hour and weekend mornings. Police presence has increased to keep visitors out of the active roadway. Brooklyn Bridge Park below is open 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily, run by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation; entry is free. Jane's Carousel, the restored 1922 wooden carousel housed in a Jean Nouvel glass pavilion, runs Wednesday through Monday in season. The York Street F train stop and the High Street A/C stop both reach DUMBO in a few minutes from Manhattan.

— where
United States · DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York City
— position
40.7033° N · 73.9881° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Brooklyn Bridge Park
waterfront park
1 km W
Brooklyn Bridge
1883 suspension bridge
at the lake
Jane's Carousel
restored 1922 carousel
at the lake
Empire Stores
converted 1870s warehouses
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DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Jane's Carousel
Empire Stores
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about DUMBO cobblestones with Manhattan Bridge — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

DUMBO stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, a name coined by residents in the 1970s. It refers to the small triangular Brooklyn neighbourhood between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, designated a New York City Historic District in 2007.

It is the view looking south up Washington Street between Front and Water Streets. The 1909 Manhattan Bridge frames the Empire State Building between its towers. The cobbled street and steel arches are the most photographed angle in Brooklyn.

They are Belgian blocks, rectangular cut granite paving stones laid in the late nineteenth century when DUMBO was a working harbour district. Washington, Water, and Plymouth streets retain the most intact sections of original granite paving.

The Manhattan Bridge was designed under chief engineer Leon Moisseiff and opened December 31, 1909. It is a suspension bridge with a 1,470-foot main span carrying seven lanes of traffic, four subway tracks, a pedestrian walkway, and a bike path.

The F train stops at York Street and the A and C trains stop at High Street, both a short walk into the neighbourhood. The NYC Ferry East River route stops at DUMBO/Fulton Ferry Landing on the waterfront.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our New York customers and former New Yorkers. The Washington Street view is recognised instantly by anyone who walked it. A Medium or Large carries the bridge geometry well.

The graphic steel of the bridge and the warm grey of the granite cobbles sit well with industrial loft, brownstone traditional, and modern minimalist rooms. The image reads as architectural rather than decorative.

The single Large is the natural fit above a standard sofa. For wider walls, the 4-tile Mural opens the bridge across the room; the 9-tile Mural is the statement piece above a long console or dining sideboard.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or high-touch room. Both are scratch-resistant and clean with a microfibre cloth and water. The Glossy finish is for framed wall art in living rooms and offices.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia, no solvent cleaners. The colour is in the ceramic surface and will not lift with normal cleaning over the life of the tile.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. We do not license imagery in or out. The work ships only through Wender Studios and our authorised retail partners.

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