2182-2186 Broadway View of 2182-2186 Broadway, taken from south west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive Springer’s 77th Street Theatre by Tom Miller In the summer of 1914 the Holmes Metropolitan Garage, a two-story structure on the east side of Broadway between 77th and 78th Street closed. The L-shaped structure also opened onto West...
Union Baptist Church View of 204-206 West 63rd Street from North. Image by NYC Housing Authority Courtesy LaGuardia/Wagner Archives. Union Baptist Church by Jessica Larson In 1904, Union Baptist Church constructed its second building at 204-206 W. 63rd Street, adjacent to its previous location at 202 W. 63rd Street. Designed by architect...
By Claudie Benjamin “If you come in asking for a pink hammer, it’s likely that two more people will come in asking for pink hammers,” says BasicsPlus Store Manager Rafael Villar. He explains the hardware store’s commitment to flexibility and to being in sync with customers’ needs and the trends that they...
225 West 106th Street View of 2760-2768 Broadway, aka 225 West 106th Street taken from south west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 225 West 106th Street by Tom Miller In 1927 Albert P. Frymier and William J. Hanna, partners in the development firm of Hanna & Frymier, contracted the architectural firm of Boak & Paris to design a large...
2120-2122 Broadway View of 2120-2122 Broadway taken from south west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Hotel Prisament by Tom Miller In 1921 Joseph Zuber assembled a syndicate called the 2120 Broadway Corporation to construct a sprawling residential hotel facing West 74th Street, stretching from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue. The firm of...
