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Showing posts with label st. nicholas avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label st. nicholas avenue. Show all posts
Friday, September 6, 2019

Tattered Beauties - 883-887 St. Nicholas Avenue

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photo by Matthew X. Kiernan  Developer John Kelly purchased the large tract at the southwest corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and 154th S...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

The St. Nicholas Court - 746 St. Nicholas Avenue

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Although the arrival of subway service to the Sugar Hill district of Harlem was still a few years away, what had been a quiet resident...
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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Clarence True's 842 and 844 St. Nicholas Avenue

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The contrast of materials and colors is hidden beneath a misguided coat of paint on No. 844. The Aldhouse Taylor Building Company was ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The Wm. W. Dashiell House - 848 St. Nicholas Avenue

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The glass in the bowed bay was originally curved, to conform to the shape. Architect John C. Burne had worked with developer Frederic...
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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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