2251-2253 Broadway View of 2251-2253 Broadway from north east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2251-2253 Broadway by Tom Miller Born on November 9, 1859, by the turn of the last century, Charles Volz was designing impressive structures in New York, including the 1908 Columbus Avenue wing of American Museum of Natural History, the 42nd Street...
2501 Broadway View of 2501 Broadway from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2501 Broadway by Tom Miller In February 1897, developer and builder Alexander Walker broke ground for a five-story “brick store and flat” at the northwest corner of the Boulevard (later Broadway) and 93rd Street. Designed by architect George F....
255 West 88th Street View of 255 West 88th Street aka 2401 Broadway from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 255 West 88th Street by Tom Miller On January 31, 1923, The New York Times reported that Joseph Golding had purchased the two three-story houses at 253 and 255 West 88th Street. The article noted that he had recently purchased...
2833-2839 Broadway View of 2833-2839 Broadway from north east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2833-2839 Broadway by Tom Miller On October 22, 1910, the Real Estate Record & Guide remarked, “A year has made a great difference in that quarter of the city where Broadway intersects 110th st. (Cathedral Parkway). This is particularly...
61 West 70th Street View of 61 West 70th Street from south; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 61 West 70th Street by Megan Fitzpatrick The architectural firm of Charles Buek & Co. constructed one of the earliest rowhouses that appeared on the mostly late 19th-century block on 70th Street. This row of Renaissance Revival-style with Queen Anne...
