3. There Was Army Housing at Fort Tilden after World War II
After World War II, it was unclear whether coastal forts would be needed for defense in war times, including Fort Tilden and other coastal forts. In between World War II and the Cold War, Fort Tilden was home to a number of war veterans and their families. Beginning in 1946, 46 of the fort’s barracks were transformed by the State into 350 apartments for the veterans. By 1951, 281 families were living in these apartments, but they were forced to evacuate and were sent off to Korea for the Cold War effort soon after.