About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0569
  • TitleB'klyn Civic Center
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (NEIG 0570, NEIG 0564, NEIG 0568), some of which may also be described in this new record; Aerial view of Cadman Plaza construction site in Downtown Brooklyn with nearly demolished building, and many parked automobiles; several commercial and residential buildings, portions of Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Manhattan skyline in background.
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 23, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. On verso: "Looking north from Tillary." Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectAutomobiles ; Bridges ; Commercial buildings ; Real estate development
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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 1951-1955