This Brooklyn Public library photo shows a pre-BQE promenade at the end of Montague Street. The arched viaduct (far right), greenhouse and buttressed wall were accessible via the stairway that also led to a ferry landing below. Everything was demolished in 1946 to build the promenade and the BQE.
Heights History: The End of Montague Street… Way Back When…
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