About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0511
  • TitleArchitect's sketch of building at Washington St. and Myrtle Ave
  • SummaryCaption: "Architect's sketch of one-story building [including three pedestrians] which is to replace the structure at the northeast corner of Washington St. and Myrtle Ave., built more than 60 years ago when the principal shopping center of Brooklyn was in the lower Fulton St. neighborhood. ... The tenants have been notified to vacate in the near future as arrangements have been made to demolish the new one for August occupancy. ..."
  • Date1938
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 architectural drawing : black & white ; 5 x 9 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)renderings (drawings)
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Nov. 11/38. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectCommercial buildings ; Office buildings
  • 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: Borough Hall Section