About This Item


  • TitleMan with megaphone
  • Call NumberCOHEN_0125
  • Cite AsGeorge Cohen photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up of man wearing large sign and button ("SAVE BRIGHTON NO HI-RISE") and speaking into megaphone. Photographer's note: "Standing on Coney Island Avenue near the entrance to Brighton Beach Baths, a man leads a protest against a plan to build high-rise condominiums."
  • Date1987
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPEG, black & white
  • Genredigital images
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date supplied by photographer: August 30, 1987.
  • CreatorCohen, George (Photographer)
  • SubjectDemonstrations -- New York (State) -- New York ; Megaphones -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerCohen, George