Columbus Avenue, They Were Here
Block 1214 View of P.S. 9, the Sarah Anderson School which occupies the Columbus block front of Block 1214 today. An Education in What Was Here by Max Chavez, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative Since 1965, the west side of...
9th Ave. Elevated, Columbus Avenue, Cultural Immigrant Initiative
By Claudie Benjamin On a balmy spring day Ruth and Scott Bienstock are standing at the open doorway of Outlette, their jewelry store at 220 Columbus Avenue. Locals stop by to chat or wave hello as they go by. This is totally Columbus...
9th Ave. Elevated, Columbus Avenue, Cultural Immigrant Initiative
By Claudie Benjamin Kee’s Chocolates are the creme de la creme of chocolate morsels and bars. These handmade chocolates that have secret recipes created by Kee Ling Tong are sold in a tiny store at 228 Columbus Avenue opened in October 2019.  Kee tends to...
Columbus Avenue, They Were Here
269-275 Columbus Avenue View of 269-275 Columbus Avenue from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive Tough Customers at The Westport by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative Charles Buek most often acted as the architect for...
Columbus Avenue, They Were Here
376 Columbus Avenue View of 376 Columbus Avenue from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive Hot Soda at The Volunteer by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative Charles H. Bliss owned a contracting company in the last quarter...
Columbus Avenue, They Were Here
430 Columbus Avenue View of 430 Columbus Avenue from south; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive One Fiery Bachelor Hotel at the Planetarium Arms by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative In 1890 real estate developer William...
