1936

Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

Washington Street, east side, from Johnson (right) to Tillary Streets, showing the United States Post Office. In the foreground are construction operations by the W.P.A. on a new plaza and approach to the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Fulton Street "El." The plaza area was occupied by numerous rookeries and business buildings, including the Hotel Clarendon. November 13, 1936 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project (2) The same, another view. December 16, 1936 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection