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[South Side of Fulton Street between Brooklyn and New York Avenues], circa 1972
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Black and white negative and print showing south side of Fulton Street between Brooklyn and New York Avenues, including former Sheffield Farms Milk Bottling Plant before it became headquarters for Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation adjacent to Restoration Plaza.
[Former Sheffield Farms Milk Bottling Plant]
[Former Sheffield Farms Milk Bottling Plant]
A housing project of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, circa 1980-1985, inclusive
Creator
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Before - The Fulton South site during demolition stage.
A housing project of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 1987
Creator
Scope and Contents
After - Completed in late 1985, the Fulton South housing development provides 65 subsidized apartment units and was made possible through federal grants and private financing. The project was one of the last to be built under the HUD Section 8 subsidy program.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is the first and largest community development corporation in the nation. Established in 1967 [through] the bi-partisan efforts of the late Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Jacob Javits, Restoration promotes the economic, physical, and social revitalization of the Bedford Stuyvesant community.
