265 Riverside Drive

265 Riverside Drive

265 Riverside Drive View of 265 Riverside Drive from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Gliffden by Tom Miller In 1909 architect George F. Pelham designed an 11-story apartment building for the West Side Construction Co. to be located at the southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 99th Street.  Known originally as The Gliffden, it was...
The Old Community – before Urban Renewal

The Old Community – before Urban Renewal

Black History Month, Urban Renewal

By Megan Fitzpatrick Today we are bringing you a little known story about a community of Black artists that took place in the West 90s of the Upper West Side. The image on the left shows West Park Village which was built in the spot where previously sat six blocks of rowhouses. Deemed a ‘slum’ by City officials these buildings and the...
250 West 88th Street

250 West 88th Street

250 West 88th Street View of 250 West 88th Street from north east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Metropolitan by Tom Miller Real Estate developer William J. Merritt often acted as his own architect, designing rows of middle-class homes on the Upper West Side in the late 19th century.  But when he planned an apartment building on the...

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Events Archive Events Archive For more recent archived events, please check the Events Calendar. 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152013 - 201220112010200920082007Pre - 2007 April April 18, 2024: “The New York Game” with Kevin Baker April 3, 2024: “All the Rage: The Hidden History of Cycling” with Evan Friss...
2641 Broadway

2641 Broadway

2641 Broadway View of 2641 Broadway taken from southeast; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Grimm Building by Tom Miller In 1871 Henry Grimm was ahead of the game.  He purchased the northwest corner lot at 100th Street and Broadway—then called the Boulevard—and erected a building.  Within a decade the streets of the...