About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0571
  • TitleCadman Plaza of the future
  • SummaryCaption: "Cadman Plaza of the future--This is a sketch, prepared in the office of Slee & Bryson, architects, in consultation with Joseph Mathieu, and Thompson & Holmes, with Chester Price as delineating artist, to show what Cadman Plaza whould look like if developed to the best of its possibilities." Sketch shows a plaza and park area with a variety of residential and commercial buildings on each side and Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
  • Date1942
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 11 x 9 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Jan. 25, 1942. Inscription below image on recto: "Proposed development, Cadman Plaza, looking north from Borough hall. John B. Slee & Assoc., architects." Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectApartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York ; Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plazas -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Downtown Brooklyn: Cadman Plaza: Plans