Belt Parkway, north from 20th Avenue, on the shore of Gravesend Bay, showing the fill--which was taken out from the bay by sandsucker pipes--upon which the new highway will be constructed. In the background of view 2 is the area lying east of Cropsey Avenue, which was formerly near the bay's shore.
May 28, 1939
Views 1,2
P. L. Sperr
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection