1936; 1937

Brooklyn: Plumb 1st Street - Emmons Avenue

(1) Plumb 1st Street, north from Sheepshead Bay (right), to Emmons Ave (left). Note that when this development is complete, Plumb 1st Street will be where the boats are drydocked. Plumb Island, at the right, is now a part of the main land. At the left are a group of bungalows on the west side of Belmont Court. April 29, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing Belmont Court at the left. In the background, right, is Emmons Ave. at Plumb 1st Street. This fill made Plumb Island a part of the main land. In the foreground is a stairway leading to the old ferry landing from Plumb Island. July 9, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, south of Emmons Ave., showing Rockaway Inlet at the left, and Sheepshead Bay at the right. Oriental Point is in the background. April 29, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection