Flashback Friday: Snowy 50s Christmas

Grand Army Plaza sported a Christmas tree during a snowy Christmas in the 1950s.

Taken in 195-?, the photo caption reads: “Christmas tree with decorations on raised and festooned platform at Grand Army Plaza; Memorial Arch, Bailey Fountain, and tree line of Prospect Park in background; portion of Brooklyn Public Library in left background; snow-covered ground in foreground.”

The image is part of the Brooklyn Collection at the Brooklyn Public Library, and you can find more historic images like this one there or through Brooklyn Visual Heritage. The original source is from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

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