Today's photo of the week shows a building being demolished, possibly on Cadman Plaza West, in August, 1864. The exact location is unknown, and seems potentially difficult to identify. The photographer, John D. Morrell, who has been written about before in this blog, was a librarian at the Long Island Historical Society. He walked the streets of Brooklyn over several decades, documenting residential and commercial streets, mostly in black and white but sometimes in color. See more of Morrell's photographs here.
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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