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Showing posts with label 121 Charles Street. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 121 Charles Street. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The 1852 Van Wart Houses - Nos. 130-132 MacDougal Street

By 1849 Lawrence M. Van Wart lived at No. 140 MacDougal Street. A grocer, his store was just around the corner at No. 114 Amity Street,...

Monday, March 8, 2010

And They All Lived Together in the Crooked Little House -- 121 Charles Street

What's better than knowing something about New York that hardly any New Yorkers know? Hidden behind an ivy-covered wall at the corner ...

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Tom Miller: Born in Dayton, Ohio, I relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, I have written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). I am the author of "Seeking New York" and "Seeking Chicago," and contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications..

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