About This Item

  • Call NumberGOVT_0056
  • TitleBrooklyn of the future
  • SummaryArchitectural rendering. Caption: "Brooklyn of the future: An architectural study shows tentatively how the Brooklyn Civic Center will look when the numerous projects and buildings are completed. Virtually in the middle of the Civic Center will be the planned three-level underground garage, No. 12, beneath the graded terraces in the rear of the new Supreme Court building, no. 1. . . . This study was drawn by Victor Chiljean under the direction of A. Gordon Lorimer, chief architect, Department of Public Wo[rks]."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from caption on recto. On recto: date stamped: Jul. 14, 1946; Brooklyn Eagle label; date stamped on verso: Sep. 28, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 28, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Grease pencil cropping marks; image cut off at top.
  • CreatorChiljean, Victor ; Brooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMunicipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plazas -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown 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: Government: Judiciary: Civic Center: Plans, Proposals, & Models