Tom Duncan, renowned for his meticulous miniature recreation to Coney Island, Dedicated to Coney Island (1984-2002), was among Westbeth’s first 50 tenants, arriving in 1970 with his wife and two young daughters. His cousin, who worked at Bell Laboratories, tipped him off about the artists’ housing a year in advance. “I knew about it very early, even before The New York Times,” he recalls, adding, “Honestly, I don’t see how I could have survived in the city without this. I’m very grateful.” His studio, located beneath what were train tracks of the old railroad that ran through part of the building, houses a significant portion. Here he creates large, complex, and interactive sculptures that resemble three-dimensional collages, mixing toy and exiting objects with his own fabricated creations. Born in Scotland in 1939, Duncan, though his work, explores his childhood memories of the Second World War and the joy of immigrating to America. Duncan creates smaller pieces in his loft apartment, which brims with curiosities and collection, including model ships such as the Queen Elizabeth.