Friday, February 11, 2011

The Forgotten Vaults Under No. 675 Hudson Street

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No. 675 Hudson Street (right) in 1927 shortly after the vaults were sealed (photo by Percy Loomis Speer -- NYPL Collection) Commercial s...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Greek Revival 1834 St. Joseph's Church - 365 Sixth Avenue

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photo by Alice Lum   When John Doran designed the Greek Revival style St. Joseph’s Church for the four-year-old congregation in 1833, ...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The 1908 No. 36 Gramercy Park East

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 The Gramercy Park Club House in 1910 -- from "The World's New York Apartment House Album" - NYPL Collection  In the 1840...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The 1903 Chatham Square Library Building - 31 East Broadway

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photo NYPL Collection When Andrew Carnegie gave his gift of $5.2 million to the City of New York in 1901 to build public libraries, the C...
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Monday, February 7, 2011

The Church of San Salvatore - 359 Broome Street

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photo by Alice Lum Around 1880 a group of Italian immigrants formed the Episcopal congregation of San Salvatore. Services were held In Gr...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

The Presbyterian Building - 156 Fifth Avenue

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The Presbyterian Building shortly after completion -- postcard from author's collection In the last years of the 19th century, the s...
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Friday, February 4, 2011

A Home for Respectable, Aged and Indigent Females -- 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue

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In the early 19th century, women who were born to affluent families and who subsequently married “well” could expect lives of comfort in ...
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