1939; 1940

Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Myrtle Avenue

North Portland Avenue, north from Myrtle Avenue. Note the two W. P. A. office shanties. P. L. Sperr View 1: October 12, 1940 View 2, 3: September 6, 1939 View 1 is north from a point just above Myrtle Avenue, running across Auburn Place and showing the new Cumberland Hospital on the left. View 3 is north from Auburn Place, it (and view 1) showing looking to east side of the street. note: All the buildings (except the hospital) were later demolished to make way for the proposed Fort Greene Houses.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection