
City - Brooklyn, NY - Infinite City 1908 - Side by Side

by Mike Savad
Title
City - Brooklyn, NY - Infinite City 1908 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Hand colored photo from 1908
Original title: New York, N.Y., Brooklyn Bridge
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: Somewhere towards the end on the NY side.
The original image, which I cropped off, had a smooshed section that was so messed up, only sorcery could have fixed it. The date on this had a range of 1900 to 1910, I decided that this is 1908 because of a billboard on the right advertising the eighth annual car show. And according to my sources, this show started in 1900, and is still going on today. And I think its in October, as most of the signs seem to refer to that month.
That structure in front of us was the Bridge Railway, which carried elevated trains and streetcars in both directions. It opened in 1883, closed in 1904, due to capacity and safety issues. Today there isn't a trace of it.
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May 7th, 2023
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