In 1958, Holiday magazine commissioned Truman Capote to compose a personal memoir of his then neighbourhood, Brooklyn Heights. The writer suggested photographer David Attie illustrate the essay, with hundreds of pictures remaining unpublished until 2015.⁠ Reading like a short story collection by Capote himself, Attie's images detail a lost time and way of life, through residents, store fronts, and the collective memory of architecture. ⁠ Explore more through today's Story gettyarchive or follow our bio link.⁠ 📷: David Attie/Getty Images | March 1958 | #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive⁠ ⁠ #davidattie #trumancapote #brooklynheights #dumbo #brooklynbridge #streetphotography #documentaryphotography #photoessay #nyc #newyorkhistory #brooklyn #brooklynhistory #1950s #thefifties #oldnewyork #photojournalism #reportage #americana #historyphoto #historyphotographed #nostalgia #archivephoto #photoarchive #vintagephoto #photolibrary #gettyimages