Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Construction of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway] |
Collection |
Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Image ID |
V1973.5.3216 |
Date |
1950 ca. |
Description |
Southwestward view from the roadway during the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, near the Brooklyn Bridge approach in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Partial view of the Squibb manufacturing building in Brooklyn, and buildings in lower Manhattan. Old Fulton Street - now called Cadman Plaza West - is visible running beneath the expressway. Historical. 118/9 / 136. 115%. Bklyn Hghts. Edus + Espl [handwritten on verso]. |
Place Names |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Cadman Plaza West (New York, N.Y.) Fulton Street (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) |
Subject Headings |
Construction Elevated highways Express highways |
Copyright |
RESTRICTED |
Genre |
Photographic prints |