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| | Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
 | | The neighborhood, formerly the most congested residential area in Brooklyn, has lost some sixty thousand inhabitants since the 1920'S. Here, with the erection in 1936-7 of Williamsburg Houses, a PWA construction project, began Brooklyn's first experiment in large-scale low-rent housing. |
 | | Williamsburg in the middle nineteenth century was a popular resort; its hotels near the Brooklyn Ferry attracted a wealthy, cosmopolitan crowd, including such gourmets and sportsmen as Commodore Vanderbilt, Jim Fisk, and William C. Whitney. |
 | | The entire group was planned by a committee of architects selected by the New York City Housing Authority, with R. Shreve as chairman. |
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