520-526 Columbus Avenue View of 520-526 Columbus Avenue taken from south along Columbus Avenue at West 85th Street; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The 1890 Brockholst Apartments by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative As the Upper West Side developed, its individual personality quickly became...
528-534 Columbus Avenue View of 528-534 Columbus Avenue taken from north along Columbus Avenue at West 86th Street; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Amy: Taking shots at Delmonico’s by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative Yacht designer and architect John G. Prague was a significant force in the...
549-555 Columbus Avenue View of 549-555 Columbus Avenue taken from north along Columbus Avenue at West 87th Street; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Self-Congratulatory Prague by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative John G. Prague was among the most prolific real estate developers of the Upper West...
428 Columbus Avenue View of 428 Columbus Avenue taken from south along Columbus Avenue; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Jungmann Pharmacy by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative In 1867 Julius Jungmann’s father “bound him for a four years’ contract with [Dr.] Maisch” in...
461-475 Columbus Avenue View of 461-475 Columbus Avenue taken from south along Columbus Avenue; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The 3-Month Old Boarder by Tom Miller, for They Were Here, Landmark West’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative On October 24, 1885 the Record & Guide reported that Lorenz Weiber “intends to build eight...
