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    Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn
    Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn
    Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn
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    Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn

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      Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn - Archive Classics

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      Title: Down Town Brooklyn

      A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on

      Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the

      Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough

      of Brooklyn

      Author: Committee of Ten Citizens of Brooklyn

      Release Date: July 15, 2010 [EBook #33172]

      Language: English

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      DOWN TOWN BROOKLYN

      A Report to the Comptroller of the City of

      New York on Sites for Public Buildings

      and the Relocation of the Elevated

      Railroad Tracks now in Lower

      Fulton Street, Borough

      of Brooklyn

      BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

      MCMXIII

      CONTENTS

      LETTER FROM THE COMPTROLLER

      REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

      First Plan

      Second Plan

      Third Plan

      Fourth Plan

      Fifth Plan

      Sixth Plan

      ADDITIONAL REPORT

      SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

      LETTER FROM THE COMPTROLLER

      April 18th, 1913.

      Dear Mr. Pratt:

      It appears to me that the time has now arrived when some definite policy should be formulated regarding a number of needed improvements in the Borough of Brooklyn, with particular reference to a settlement of the court house, bridge terminal and other questions. We have had considerable discussion regarding these matters, and while this discussion has developed, as it naturally would, many divergent views, I am confident that it has also served a most useful purpose because now we all have a much better idea of the work that has to be undertaken and the importance of intelligent and united action governing it.

      It is very necessary that some one should take the lead and I, therefore, suggest that you endeavor at the earliest possible time to effect a meeting of those interested as citizens and officials in developing the best plan for Brooklyn's improvement, with a view to having a definite policy proposed and so determined at this time that the only thing necessary in the future will be the authorization of the funds to carry the plan into effect.

      There should be a civic center in Brooklyn. We have a nucleus of such a center in the present Borough Hall. We need a new terminal for the Brooklyn entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge, a better approach to that bridge by the present elevated railroad lines, the removal of the elevated railroad tracks from lower Fulton Street, a new court house, a new municipal building and a thorough improvement of that section running from the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Washington Street to the terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge, using this improved section for the purpose of carrying out a general beautification of the proposed civic center.

      All of these things cannot be done at once, but they are all a part of what should be a general plan. I believe that if the subject be approached in a spirit of civic patriotism a general plan can be developed which will mean the ultimate procurement of all these

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