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Train tracks and New York Dock Company warehouses at the foot of Montague Street, May 19, 1914. This photo was taken 5 months before construction commenced on the Montague Street Tunnel. The tunnel, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan service on the BMT's Broadway (Manhattan) and Fourth Avenue lines, was completed six years later, opening on the same day as the 60th Street Tunnel, which provides a similar connection to Queens. A ventilation tunnel now stands on this site.
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Foot of Montague Street
Montague St. dockyard. 10/29/1914 View across Montague Street at the foot of the incline. Camera located in the New York Dock Company's gate on the south side of the street, looking north to the gate on the opposite side. Shipping warehouses and rail infrastructure are visible within the gate in the background of the photograph. Several men, possibly dock workers, can be seen milling around the gate area. The street features sett paving and rails
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Montague St. and waterfront 10/29/1914 View showing the lower end of Montague Street incline, and the slip between piers #14 & 15. Camera located on top of the arch of the Montague Street viaduct, looking west. High aerial view of the street and waterfront. Streetcar infrastructure, warehouses, railcars, vessels, and Lower Manhattan are all visible.
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Riverfront, Montague St. 05/19/1914 View of river front at the foot of Montague St. Camera on the arch over viaduct, looking west. Train tracks and warehouses are visible, as well as vessels on the river and buildings in the distance.
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Montague Street offices of the New York Dock Company, taken from the street bridge, Brooklyn, February 17, 1917. Photographed for the New York Dock Company.
Foot of Montague Street
Montague Street offices of the New York Dock Company, taken from the stores roof, Brooklyn, February 17, 1917. Photographed for the New York Dock Company.
Foot of Montague Street
View of the Brooklyn docks from the roof of the Montague Street offices of the New York Dock Company, Brooklyn, February 17, 1917. Photographed for the New York Dock Company.
Foot of Montague Street
Brooklyn: Montague Street - Wall Street ferry terminal, undated (ca. 1910). Manhattan skyline visible. Brooklyn: Montague Street - Wall Street ferry terminal, undated (ca. 1910). Manhattan skyline visible.
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