Brooklyn Navy Yard Improvements - Brooklyn NY

: PWA improvements_Drydoc #2_Brooklyn Navy Yard
View of dry dock 2 from building number 5

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Military and Public Safety

Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs

Quality of Information: Moderate

Site Survival: Extant

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Description

In 1934, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that Brooklyn and Queens received their largest allotment of funds to-date, “in the government’s drive to spread employment and aid industry.” Improvements to drydock 2 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, were part of the Public Works Administration’s (PWA) metropolitan-wide program which added “1,079,328 man-months of direct employment,” as well as indirect employment, much of it in the construction trades (Brooklyn Daily Eagle).

Forty percent of the $250,000,000 that the PWA allocated to the New York metropolitan area went to Brooklyn and Queens. A significant portion of these funds were used to improve and extend the city’s transportation system, including additions to dock and pier facilities (Long Range Public Investment).

The WPA provided labor toward the operations of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. According to the Federal Writers’ Project:

“The yard is traversed by more than five miles of paved streets, and contains four drydocks ranging in length from 326 to 700 feet, two huge steel shipways, and six big pontoons and cylindrical floats for salvage work. In addition to the numerous foundries, machine shops, and warehouses, it has barracks for marines, a power plant, a large radio station, and a railroad spur. The activities of the yard in 1938 required the services of about ten thousand men, of whom one-third were WPA workers.”

The Brooklyn Navy Yard closed in 1966, and became a development corporation in 1981 (Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park). GMD Shipyard Corporation now uses the dry docks for commercial ship repair (Turnstile Tours).

: Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso

Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso
Public Domain, National Archives and Records Administration, Neg. P-1082

Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso

: Aerial photograph of the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York (USA), taken 9 March 1944. USS Missouri (BB-63) is in the center.

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.
Aerial photograph of the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York (USA), taken 9 March 1944. USS Missouri (BB-63) is in the center.

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.
Public Domain

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.
Aerial photograph of the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York (USA), taken 9 March 1944. USS Missouri (BB-63) is in the center.

: Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940
Source Public Domain

Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940

: Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940
Source Public Domain

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940

: Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940
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Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

: Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940
Source Public Domain

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

: At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
Photo: Frank da Cruz Source © All Rights Reserved 19 July 2018

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

: At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
Photo: Frank da Cruz Source © All Rights Reserved 19 July 2018

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

: At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
Photo: Frank da Cruz Source © All Rights Reserved 19 July 2018

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

: At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
Photo: Frank da Cruz Source © All Rights Reserved 19 July 2018

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)
At the SUNY Maritime Museum, Bronx NY: Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944) built by YNC [Chief Yeoman] Leo J. Spiegel USN (ret). Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"
Source Public Domain

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor
Source Public Domain

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance
Source Public Domain

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings
Source Public Domain

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: “[T]wo buildings near the Sands Street gate are being replaced by modern, substantial structures.” Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
"[T]wo buildings near the Sands Street gate are being replaced by modern, substantial structures." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Source Public Domain

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
"[T]wo buildings near the Sands Street gate are being replaced by modern, substantial structures." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

WPA addition to substation
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

WPA addition to substation
Source Public Domain

WPA addition to substation
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.
Source Public Domain

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Note the WPA sign “WPA PROJECT Nº2A SUB. PROJ. 7.” Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Field office for ship repair work
Note the WPA sign "WPA PROJECT Nº2A SUB. PROJ. 7." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Field office for ship repair work
Source Public Domain

Field office for ship repair work
Note the WPA sign "WPA PROJECT Nº2A SUB. PROJ. 7." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: “This building was entirely reconstructed by removing the second- and third-floor structures and reducing the height by one story […]. The excess granite was reused in constructing a large addition on one side.” Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Remodeled storage building
"This building was entirely reconstructed by removing the second- and third-floor structures and reducing the height by one story [...]. The excess granite was reused in constructing a large addition on one side." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Remodeled storage building
Source Public Domain

Remodeled storage building
"This building was entirely reconstructed by removing the second- and third-floor structures and reducing the height by one story [...]. The excess granite was reused in constructing a large addition on one side." Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Interior of new garage repair shop
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Interior of new garage repair shop
Source Public Domain

Interior of new garage repair shop
Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: “A large two-story lean-to, shown under construction in figure J-5, was added to one of the modernized shop buildings to be used for office, locker, and washroom purposes.” Note WPA sign. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Addition to sheet-metal shop.
"A large two-story lean-to, shown under construction in figure J-5, was added to one of the modernized shop buildings to be used for office, locker, and washroom purposes." Note WPA sign. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Addition to sheet-metal shop.
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Addition to sheet-metal shop.
"A large two-story lean-to, shown under construction in figure J-5, was added to one of the modernized shop buildings to be used for office, locker, and washroom purposes." Note WPA sign. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: See “USA WORK Project WPA” sign at center, near bottom. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Exterior of new garage repair shop
See "USA WORK Project WPA" sign at center, near bottom. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

Exterior of new garage repair shop
Source Public Domain

Exterior of new garage repair shop
See "USA WORK Project WPA" sign at center, near bottom. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New garage building
Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New garage building
Source Public Domain

New garage building
Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New pipe and copper shop.
Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

New pipe and copper shop.
Source

New pipe and copper shop.
Work done by the WPA. Public Works of the Navy, Bulletin 38, May 1937.

: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c945

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936
NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c945

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936
Source

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936
NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c945

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c937

Railroad track work, Morris Ave between 1st and 2nd Streets. 11 May 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c937

Railroad track work, Morris Ave between 1st and 2nd Streets. 11 May 1936.
Source

Railroad track work, Morris Ave between 1st and 2nd Streets. 11 May 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c937

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c923

Shoe repair shop for WPA workers. 23 Mar 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c923

Shoe repair shop for WPA workers. 23 Mar 1936.
Source

Shoe repair shop for WPA workers. 23 Mar 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c923

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c891.

Installing hardware on Bradley wash basins, 2nd floor, Lean-to of Building Nº12. 20 Mar 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c891.

Installing hardware on Bradley wash basins, 2nd floor, Lean-to of Building Nº12. 20 Mar 1936.
Source

Installing hardware on Bradley wash basins, 2nd floor, Lean-to of Building Nº12. 20 Mar 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c891.

: Note the WPA sign. NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1077

Construction at Cumberland St. Gate. 28 Sep 1936.
Note the WPA sign. NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1077

Construction at Cumberland St. Gate. 28 Sep 1936.
Source

Construction at Cumberland St. Gate. 28 Sep 1936.
Note the WPA sign. NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1077

: Receiving and laying concrete floor slabs. 24 Sep 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1080

Remodeling Bldg Nº37
Receiving and laying concrete floor slabs. 24 Sep 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1080

Remodeling Bldg Nº37
Source Public Domain

Remodeling Bldg Nº37
Receiving and laying concrete floor slabs. 24 Sep 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1080

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1086

Form work for crane track improvements on Pier C. 5 Oct 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1086

Form work for crane track improvements on Pier C. 5 Oct 1936
Source Public Domain

Form work for crane track improvements on Pier C. 5 Oct 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1086

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c980

Improvements to ramps, platforms, and catwalks on Bldg Ways Nº.1 and 2, 1 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c980

Improvements to ramps, platforms, and catwalks on Bldg Ways Nº.1 and 2, 1 Jul 1936
Source Public Domain

Improvements to ramps, platforms, and catwalks on Bldg Ways Nº.1 and 2, 1 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c980

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1072

Repaving the waterfront between Drydocks 2 and 4. 28 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1072

Repaving the waterfront between Drydocks 2 and 4. 28 Sep 1936
Source Public Domain

Repaving the waterfront between Drydocks 2 and 4. 28 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1072

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1068

Repairs on Bldg 128. 25 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1068

Repairs on Bldg 128. 25 Sep 1936
Source Public Domain

Repairs on Bldg 128. 25 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1068

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. 659c1044.

Raising floor tiers due to settlement of building Nº132. 2 Aug 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. 659c1044.

Raising floor tiers due to settlement of building Nº132. 2 Aug 1936
Source Public Domain

Raising floor tiers due to settlement of building Nº132. 2 Aug 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. 659c1044.

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c996

Sheet metal shop, 29 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c996

Sheet metal shop, 29 Jul 1936
Source Public Domain

Sheet metal shop, 29 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c996

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c992

General view consolidation of shops looking north from resin platform. 29 Jul 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c992

General view consolidation of shops looking north from resin platform. 29 Jul 1936.
Source Public Domain

General view consolidation of shops looking north from resin platform. 29 Jul 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c992

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c987

Grading and paving with asphalt blocks, Pier C. 27 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c987

Grading and paving with asphalt blocks, Pier C. 27 Jul 1936
Source Public Domain

Grading and paving with asphalt blocks, Pier C. 27 Jul 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c987

: Repaving Dock St between 2nd and 3rd Streets with granite blocks, 7 Jan 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c978.

WPA Repaving Dock St
Repaving Dock St between 2nd and 3rd Streets with granite blocks, 7 Jan 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c978.

WPA Repaving Dock St
Source Public Domain

WPA Repaving Dock St
Repaving Dock St between 2nd and 3rd Streets with granite blocks, 7 Jan 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c978.

: Building Nº6, 19 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c962

Engineering and Survey Department
Building Nº6, 19 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c962

Engineering and Survey Department
Source Public Domain

Engineering and Survey Department
Building Nº6, 19 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c962

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c877

The Works Progress Administration modernized the toilet room of building 128, 17 Mar 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c877

The Works Progress Administration modernized the toilet room of building 128, 17 Mar 1936
Source Public Domain

The Works Progress Administration modernized the toilet room of building 128, 17 Mar 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c877

: Looking North at posts and braces for working platform. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c2099.

Works Progress Administration reconstruction of Shipways Nº1, 5 May 1941
Looking North at posts and braces for working platform. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c2099.

Works Progress Administration reconstruction of Shipways Nº1, 5 May 1941
Source Public Domain

Works Progress Administration reconstruction of Shipways Nº1, 5 May 1941
Looking North at posts and braces for working platform. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c2099.

: Improvements to standard and wide-gauge tracks. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1139

Pier 'C', 2 Feb 1936
Improvements to standard and wide-gauge tracks. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1139

Pier 'C', 2 Feb 1936
Source Public Domain

Pier 'C', 2 Feb 1936
Improvements to standard and wide-gauge tracks. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1139

: Excavating for foundation and driving tube piling, 5 Oct 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1100

New gate and guard house under construction at Cumberland Street
Excavating for foundation and driving tube piling, 5 Oct 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1100

New gate and guard house under construction at Cumberland Street
Source Public Domain

New gate and guard house under construction at Cumberland Street
Excavating for foundation and driving tube piling, 5 Oct 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1100

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1051.

Paving of parking lot at foot of 2nd St Yard, 2 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1051.

Paving of parking lot at foot of 2nd St Yard, 2 Sep 1936
Source Public Domain

Paving of parking lot at foot of 2nd St Yard, 2 Sep 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1051.

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1018.

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Improvements to garage - removing debris from demolition of Bldg No.37, 10 August 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1018.

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Improvements to garage - removing debris from demolition of Bldg No.37, 10 August 1936
Source Public Domain

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Improvements to garage - removing debris from demolition of Bldg No.37, 10 August 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1018.

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1015.

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration demolition of Bldg No.37, 5 August 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1015.

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration demolition of Bldg No.37, 5 August 1936
Source Public Domain

Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration demolition of Bldg No.37, 5 August 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c1015.

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c963

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Payroll Department, 19 May 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c963

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Payroll Department, 19 May 1936.
Source Public Domain

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Payroll Department, 19 May 1936.
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c963

: Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c959.

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Transportation Department, 19 May 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c959.

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Transportation Department, 19 May 1936
Source Public Domain

Navy Yard NY, Works Progress Administration Transportation Department, 19 May 1936
Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c959.

: Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration – Builting 32: Roof parapet coping forms. 29 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c969

Garage Building No.32, 29 May 1936
Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Builting 32: Roof parapet coping forms. 29 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c969

Garage Building No.32, 29 May 1936
Source Public Domain

Garage Building No.32, 29 May 1936
Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Builting 32: Roof parapet coping forms. 29 May 1936. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c969

: Works Progress Administration: General view of construction operations of garage. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c951.

Garage Building No.32. 18 May 1936.
Works Progress Administration: General view of construction operations of garage. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c951.

Garage Building No.32. 18 May 1936.
Source Public Domain

Garage Building No.32. 18 May 1936.
Works Progress Administration: General view of construction operations of garage. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c951.

: Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration – Steel framing with section of east wall, front view. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c924

Bldg 32, 1 May 1936
Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Steel framing with section of east wall, front view. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c924

Bldg 32, 1 May 1936
Source Public Domain

Bldg 32, 1 May 1936
Navy Yard NY Works Progress Administration - Steel framing with section of east wall, front view. Photo: NARA NE Region NY Photo No. f659c924

: View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939. Photo: US Navy.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939. Photo: US Navy.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
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Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939. Photo: US Navy.

: View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
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Brooklyn Navy Yard, Extension to Building No.4
View looking west from 3rd floor of Triangle Building between Lines D and E, May 1, 1939.

Source notes

National Archives and Records Administration, Negative P-1082
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 28, 1934, Section D: "Government Construction Jobs to Spread Employment", last accessed October 2015
"Long-range Public Investment: The Forgotten Legacy of the New Deal" (page 86), by R.D. Leighninger, last accessed October 2015
BNYDC: "Brooklyn Navy Yard History", last accessed October 2015
Turnstile Tours: "Pouring Concrete: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares for War", last accessed October 2015

"New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond"; Federal Writers' Project, 1939 (page 451).

Public Works of the Navy , Bulletin No.38, May 1937, US Government Printing Office (1937).

Public Works of the Navy , Bulletin No.39, June 1937, US Government Printing Office (1937).

Kermit Project, Brooklyn Navy Yard: (https://kermitproject.org/newdeal/defense/bny/), accessed September 1, 2015.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 22, 2015.
Additional contributions by Brent McKee, Frank da Cruz.

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Location Info

Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11025

Coordinates: 40.70, -73.97

PWA improvements_Drydoc #2_Brooklyn Navy Yard

PWA improvements_Drydoc #2_Brooklyn Navy Yard

PWA improvements_Drydoc #2_Brooklyn Navy Yard

PWA improvements_Drydoc #2_Brooklyn Navy Yard

Description

Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso

Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso

Drydoc #2 - Brooklyn Navy Yard verso

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.

U.S. Navy photo NH 93234 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard Paint and Oil Storehouse, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Turret and Trestle Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Sub-Assembly Building, about 1940

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

Model Replica of the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard during World War II (1942-1944)

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"

"a special shop to handle repairs to cars"

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor

Repair of railroad tracks with the help of relief labor

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance

New, WPA-built Cumberland Street entrance

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings

Replacing old firetrap buildings near the Sands Street gate with modern fireproof buildings

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

WPA crews modernizing buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

WPA addition to substation

WPA addition to substation

WPA addition to substation

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.

New motion-picture projection school, for training the trainers.

Field office for ship repair work

Field office for ship repair work

Field office for ship repair work

Remodeled storage building

Remodeled storage building

Remodeled storage building

Interior of new garage repair shop

Interior of new garage repair shop

Interior of new garage repair shop

Addition to sheet-metal shop.

Addition to sheet-metal shop.

Addition to sheet-metal shop.

Exterior of new garage repair shop

Exterior of new garage repair shop

Exterior of new garage repair shop

New garage building

New garage building

New garage building

New pipe and copper shop.

New pipe and copper shop.

New pipe and copper shop.

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936

Improvement to street and sidewalk on 2nd Street near Building Nº6. 12 May 1936