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Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State

Imposing hall of justice

Neo-classical courthouse in Brooklyn Heights, seen from left, with woman in overcoat on sidewalk in left foreground. Caption on verso: "IMPOSING HALL OF JUSTICE: Above is the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, at Pierrepont St. and Monroe Place, without doubt the most impressive modern structure on Columbia Heights. Opened in 1938, it took 18 months to build and it cost $2,000,000."

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