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By the 23rd of May, 1914 - the new
commercial building at the northwest corner of Central and
Mott Avenues was well established. Within only a few additional
weeks, the entire structure would be completed and shortly
thereafter, fully rented. In the short period of the next
decade, this building would be enlarged - granting it a
second story ~ a level eventually utilized by professionals
such as doctors, dentists and those who practiced law. This
building would be fashioned in an English Tutor design and
would exist until the mid 60s when it would be razed to
make way for the flow of traffic onto Mott Avenue (westbound).
Today, a small island with a 'Welcome To The Rockaways"
sign sits about where this structure was once located. In
our photo taken facing northwest, we can see the Far Rockaway
Train Station, the Railway Express Agency building and the
large granite National Bank of Far Rockaway. Photo Credit:
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