Flatbush Ave. as it is - Digital Collections

Call NumberNEIG_1752
TitleFlatbush Ave. as it is
SummaryAerial view. Flatbush Avenue looking north from around Eighth Avenue, with Williamsburgh Savings Bank and other skyscrapers in background; St. Augustine's Church in left background; automobiles and pedestrians along Flatbush Avenue; large billboard in foreground reading, "Don't say sweaters, say Tish-u-Knit." Caption: "Flatbush Ave as it is -- The present 10-block section of the avenue, between the Long Island depot and Grand Army Plaza to be rehabilitated."
Date1945
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date stamped: Nov. 4, 1945. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
SubjectWilliamsburgh Savings Bank Building (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. : Hanson Place) ; Streets ; Billboards ; Skyscrapers
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: Views: Aerial