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Williamsburg Power Station
500 Kent Avenue
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Williamsburg Power Station on Kent Avenue, ca. 1905. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Power Station was completed in 1905, at the far northeastern corner of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It provided power to BRT lines until 1950, when it was converted for use by Consolidated Edison. The station ceased operations in 1999 and was demolished in 2008, over the objections of preservationists.
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Williamsburg Power Station
Kent Avenue near Rush Street. Williamsburg Power Plant.
Williamsburg Power Station
Board of Water Supply. Williamsburg power station, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Interior view. 1913.
Williamsburg Power Station
Subway powerhouse Caption: "This is the main powerhouse of the B. M. T., an eight-story brick building occupying a square block on the Williamsburg waterfront, bounded by Kent Ave., Division Ave. and Rush St. It supplies all the power used by the B. M. T. trolley, elevated and subway lines. ..." Image includes two moving automobiles and one truck.
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