[Willoughby St at Flatbush Avenue Extension, BMT Broadway Line, Brooklyn, NY]
Willoughby Street at Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, NY. Survey photograph of street conditions during construction of the BMT Broadway line. Eastward view of piles of cobblestones and a trench along the side of the road. View of two passing trolleys. The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park is visible in the distance, and the Department of Health building is visible on the southeast corner of the street.
New York Transit MuseumEastward view along Willoughby Street towards Flatbush Avenue Extension, March 18, 1915.
The building seen at right is the Brooklyn Department of Health. Today that corner remains a city health building but early 20th century structure has been replaced with a 1940 red brick, subtle Art Deco building. None of the buildings that lined the south side of Willoughby Street remain extant.
In the distance stands the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park.
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