About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0539
  • TitleCadman Plaza
  • SummaryAerial view of Cadman Plaza area of Downtown Brooklyn with graveled area surrounded by pavement in foreground, several pedestrians, several automobiles on right and in background, and elevated subway structure and several commercial buildings in background. Caption: "The Plaza as it appeared yesterday."
  • Date1936
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 9 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: April 12/36. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • PublisherBrooklyn Daily Eagle
  • SubjectAutomobiles ; Pedestrians ; Plazas
  • 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 1900-1950 (1)