Today's Photo of the Week shows the Cherry Esplanade in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in May 1975. The photograph comes from the Donald L. Nowlan Brooklyn collection ARC.120. Nowlan attended Saint Saviour Elementary School in Park Slope, high school at Manual Training High School, also in Park Slope, and Brooklyn College in Midwood. Through his time in Brooklyn he documented the beauty of the Botanic Gardens and Prospect Park. The photos date from 1930-1979.
It's not too late to catch the blossoms at BBG! Check out their Cherrywatch tracker, which indicates many trees are in peak bloom right now.
Interested in seeing more photos from CBH’s collections? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images, or the digital collections portal at Brooklyn Public Library. We welcome appointments to research our entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections. Our reference staff is available to help with your research! You can reach us at cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org.
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