1939

Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

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