| Title: | The march of modern housing |
| Description: | Housing project in early stages of construction, showing skeleton of three stories on lot set off by roadway and sign in front reading, "City of New York . . . Bay View Houses"; (3 x 10 in.) shows one automobile on roadway. Inscription on verso: "The March of Modern Housing: . . . Top view shows new Bayview Houses rising in 36-acre plot bounded by Shore Parkway, Rockaway Parkway, E. 102d St., and Sea View Ave. . . . Residents of Bayview's 1,603 apartments will have an unparalleled view of the bay and proposed beaches and landscaping of Canarsie Beach Park." |
| Date: | 1955 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Canarsie (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 8, 1955; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. |
| Collection: | Housing [4]
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| Subject: |
Public housing [5] Building construction [6] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
| ID: | HOUS 0010 |