Church of the Holy Name of Jesus: 207 West 96th Street View of 207 West 96th Street from southeast; Courtesy of NYC Municipal Archives Church of the Holy Name of Jesus 207 West 96th Street by Tom Miller An Upper West Side staple According to the 1914 book The Catholic Church in the United States of America, “In 1867, the West Side...
Congregation Shaare Zedek: 212 West 93rd Street View of 212 West 93rd Street from northwest; Courtesy of NYC Municipal Archives Congregation Shaare Zedek 212 West 93rd Street by Megan Fitzpatrick Shaare Zedek is celebrated as the third oldest Jewish congregation in New York City, first established in 1837 by Polish immigrants. Its history is well...
2261-2271 Broadway View of 2261-2271 Broadway from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Forres by Tom Miller Architect George F. Pelham designed a seven-story apartment building for Alexander Walker at the northwest corner of Broadway and 81st Street in 1899. His brick-faced, Renaissance Revival design included an eye-catching...
2330-2342 Broadway View of 2330-2342 Broadway from north west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2330-2342 Broadway by Tom Miller In 1909 architect George F. Pelham designed a one-story store at the southeast corner of Broadway and 85th Street. Known as a taxpayer, it most likely was intended to be temporary. But in May 1917, the...
By Claudie Benjamin Historic preservationist Ken Lustbader is known as “a pop culture maverick” among his fellow colleagues leading the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Why? Because among them, an essential area of his expertise is the city’s LGBT cultural and social life, including pre- and post-Stonewall gay...
