About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0946
  • TitleFlatbush Ave. south of Avenue U
  • SummaryCaption: "This unique shot through the windshield of auto shows the fences thrown up along Flatbush Ave., south of Avenue U to prevent motorists from parking along the avenue during air carnivals scheduled to open Saturday at Floyd Bennett Field. Many motorists and Flatbush Chamber of Comerce are considering lawsuits to get the city to remove the fences;" two moving vehicles and many street lights on both sides of street.
  • Date1934
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date inscribed: June 6/34; on caption: "Eagle photo by Stahl." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorStahl
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectFences ; Street lighting ; Streets
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatlands (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: Flatlands: Neighborhoods