[Empire Boulevard and Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY]
Intersection of Empire Boulevard and Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Looking west to Prospect Park. View showing a traffic cop, and Tompkins Avenue and Lorimer St Lines trolley tracks no longer in use as these lines were converted to trolley bus operation. Two buses on the stand at the far left, construction and signage.
New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn Central Office, Bureau of Fire Communications
ARCHITECT: Frank J. Hemle DATE: 1913 STYLE: Italian Renaissance Eclectic
This Italian Renaissance Eclectic public building, designed in the form of a garden pavilion has great charm and architectural dignity. Three graceful arches with slender columns and a low balustrade frame a deep porch or vestibule and create a fine central entrance. It is closely related to the surrounding Botanical Garden and adjacent to Prospect Park.
Historic Districts Council