About This Item

  • TitleSt. Michael's-St. Edward's R. C. Church
  • Call NumberCHUR_0840
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFacade and tower of church with iron fence along front, tree in right foreground, and small residential and large commercial (?) building on far left. Caption: "St. Michael-St. Edward's R. C. Church, Myrtle Avenue, St. Edward's Street and Leo Place. Founded as St. Edward's in 1891 by the late Rev. James F. Mealia, who was pastor until 1941. St. Edward's and St. Michael's then combined to serve the residents of the new Fort Greene Housing Project ..."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 9 x 11 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: dates stamped: Apr. 9, 1944 and May 15, 1949. Title from earlier caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Michael's-St. Edward's Church ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.