2651-2657 Broadway

2651-2657 Broadway

2651-2657 Broadway View of 2651-2657 Broadway aka 230 West 101st Street from north; Courtesy LANDMARK WEST! The Broadway by Tom Miller On April 8, 1899, the Record & Guide reported that developers Dongan & Taylor had hired the architectural firm of Janes & Leo to design a “7-story brick and stone apartment house” on the...
2810-2818 Broadway

2810-2818 Broadway

2810-2818 Broadway View of 2810-2818 Broadway aka 256-258 West 109th Street from north west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2810-2818 Broadway by Tom Miller John Jacob Astor IV owned extensive real estate in Manhattan, including much on the Upper West Side.  In 1908, four years before he would perish on the RMS Titanic, he hired architect C....

SAN JUAN HEAL

SAN JUAN HEAL San Juan Heal San Juan Heal (g) San Juan Heal (f) San Juan Heal (e) San Juan Heal (d) San Juan Heal (c) San Juan Heal (b) San Juan Heal (a) Artist: Abney, Nina Chanel Status: Temporary Title: San Juan Heal Dates: October 8, 2022- March 31, 2024 Medium: Latex ink & vinyl on glass Dimensions: 68 ft x 50 ft. Description: “Nina...
Dive Bars Where Patrons are Considered Family

Dive Bars Where Patrons are Considered Family

By Claudie Benjamin Just one of many stories Lee Seinfeld has to tell about his four Upper West Side Bars, captures the neighborhood/family environment that attracts patrons month after month and year after year. Chatting while driving with his wife, Mary Ellen, he described an incident recalled by Nick, his son and business partner, that...

GATE OF THE EXONERATED

GATE OF THE EXONERATED Gate of the Exonerated Artist: N/A Status: In Situ Title: Gate of the Exonerated   Dates: 2022 Remarks: The first gate to be named since 1862, it was to pay respect to the experience of the Exonerated Five and to honor those wrongfully convicte of crimes.   Search the Building Database Browse Architects All Architects...