SummaryCadman Plaza construction site in Downtown Brooklyn with derrick, two trucks, many parked automobiles, several pedestrians; traffic light, pedestrian (woman) and sign: "Psaty & Fuhrman, Inc., Contractors, Engineers" in far right foreground, man and woman with baby carriage in far right foreground, and many commercial and office buildings in background. Caption: "Proposed area for super parking garage and bus terminal for Brooklyn Civic Center. Bird's eye view looking west from intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Jay Street--Vito P. Battista, co-designer of the Brooklyn Civic Center, proposes to city officials that this unused area can be converted into part of an underground super parking and bus terminal in the heart of the Center. Photo shows the huge square area which is bordered by the following buildings: (left) Transportation Building and the Brooklyn Edison Company Building. (right) New Domestic Relations Court Building and the Welfare Building now under construction. On the west side of this square (in the background, center) the new proposed Brooklyn Supreme Court Building will be erected. A two-level underground parking unit can be constructed in this unused section. Above it will be a pedestrian piazza or plaza which will humanize urban life within the Civic Center. Provisions can be made for outdoor art exhibits and music festivals with the entire ploy beautifully lanscaped [sic]. The section would be free from the adverse influences of city traffic."
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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