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Brooklyn Army Terminal Improvements – Brooklyn NY

Brooklyn Army Terminal

Brooklyn Army Terminal

Photo: Jim Henderson Source Public Domain 2008

Brooklyn Army Terminal

Brooklyn Army Terminal

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

Now an industrial park, the Brooklyn Army Terminal at 140 58th Street, which was previously known as the Port of Embarkation, was improved through numerous projects conducted by the federal Work Projects Administration during the 1930s and early 1940s.

Source notes

National Archives; Record Group 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration;
Records of the Project Control Division; microfilm publication T936; roll 9.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 16, 2014.

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Location Info

140 58th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220

Coordinates: 40.6439672, -74.0247966

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