About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1154
  • TitleBird's eye view of the future
  • SummaryCaption: "Bird's eye view of the future of the Bay Ridge shore and the Belt Parkway is afforded by this aerial shot of a model showing improvements and developments proposed by the Department of Public Works. The model, made by WPA cartographers, illustrates heavy tree screening and landscaping with two large play diamonds, handball courts and a large yacht basin."
  • Date1941
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial photographsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Feb. 24, 1941; photographer's name inscribed. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorYavaro
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectReal estate development ; Shorelines
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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: Bay Ridge: Aerial Views