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Brooklyn Army Terminal
The Brooklyn Army Terminal is a large complex of warehouses, offices, piers, docks, cranes, rail sidings and cargo loading equipment on between 58th and 63rd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City. It was the largest military supply base in the United States through World War II, and was later redeveloped for commercial use.
== History ==
The complex was also known as the U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal and the Brooklyn Army Base, as part of the New York Port of Embarkation. It was designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in September 1919. It was the largest military supply base in the United States through World War II. By the time the base was closed in the 1970s, over 3 million soldiers and 37 million tons of military supplies had passed through the terminal.〔New York City Economic Development Corporation (2013). ("Brooklyn Army Terminal: History" )〕 The 95 acre complex had its own railroad line, police and fire departments. When built, it was the world's largest concrete building. 〔(History of the Brooklyn Army Terminal ) Untapped Cities〕
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing includes 11 contributing buildings on an area of .〔〔 and (''Accompanying 22 photos'' ) and (''Accompanying photo captions'' )〕 58th Street separates the Army Terminal from the similar Bush Terminal. 〔(Myths of the Brooklyn Army Terminal ) Untapped Cities〕
The federal government sold the property to New York City in 1981. The city government began a total renovation of the site in 1984, and then the New York City Economic Development Corporation started leasing the property as a center for dozens of light manufacturing, warehousing and back-office businesses.〔
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