17th Avenue Improvements – Brooklyn NY

Description

The federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) undertook several road improvement projects along roads in Brooklyn, New York. One such project involved the removal of malls and other repair work along 17th Ave. from 47th St. to Old New Utrecht Rd.

Source notes

National Archives RG 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]; Project Files; New York City (E 407); box 684; roll 3642; Official Project No. 65-97-21.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 5, 2014.

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Location Info


17th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Coordinates: 40.630392, -73.982161

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