2672 Broadway

2672 Broadway

2672 Broadway View of 2672 Broadway from north west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Kent by Tom Miller On February 18, 1899, the Real Estate Record & Guide reported on the upcoming auction of the vacant lot at the southeast corner of Broadway (“late Western Boulevard”) and 102nd Street.  The article noted, “The...
235 West 103rd Street

235 West 103rd Street

235 West 103rd Street View of 235 West 103rd Street aka 2701 Broadway from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Friesland by Tom Miller In November 1898 architect David W. King filed plans for a seven-story brick “store and flat” at the northwest corner of the Boulevard (soon to be renamed Broadway) and 103rd Street for the...
2192-2194 Broadway

2192-2194 Broadway

2192-2194 Broadway View of 2192-2194 Broadway from north west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2192-2194 Broadway by Tom Miller In May 1901, architect M. C. Merritt filed plans for a “two-story brick dwelling and store” for developer F. W. Saltzeider at the southeast corner of Broadway and 78th Street.  The little structure would...
2361-2373 Broadway

2361-2373 Broadway

2361-2373 Broadway View of 2361-2373 Broadway from north east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2361-2373 Broadway by Tom Miller In April 1908, Lilly W. Barney transferred title to the blockfront on the west side of Broadway between 86th and 87th Street to the Barney Estate Co.  She did so, most likely, to protect herself from the property...
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...