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The Amazing Apthorp Apartments
This is the first in a series inspired by The New York Public Library's Digital Collection's The World's Loose Leaf Album of Apartment...

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Jan 2, 20215 min read
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The Tragic Lost of Penn Station and The Reimagined Moynihan Train Hall
The romance and beauty of Penn Station would make anyone be wistful for the past. The Pennsylvania Railroad built a monumental train...

LSW
Dec 30, 20205 min read
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Rosario Candela's One Sutton Place South - A Very Brief History
New York Public Library Digital Collection One Sutton Place South, with its limestone-clad exterior and marvelous triple-arched entrance,...

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Dec 28, 20203 min read
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January 2021 The Classic Eight Apartment
This amazing apartment is in One Sutton Place (see Rosario Candela's One Sutton Place South- A Very Brief History). It might not be a...

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Dec 24, 20201 min read
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Lost Gallo Opera House (and reborn as Studio 54)
Theaters in New York City have been built and leveled many times over its long history. Some theaters were saved from the wrecking ball...

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Dec 24, 20203 min read
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A Look Back: Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet and writer. He was born in the early part of the 20th Century and lived to see the...

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Dec 20, 20203 min read
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December 2020 The Classic Eight Apartment
This dazzling apartment is located in the Kenilworth Building on the Upper West Side. Incredible views of Central Park...check! 10 foot...

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Dec 10, 20201 min read
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The Lost Madison Square Gardens
Have you ever heard of Madison Square Garden? You probably have...famous concerts, sporting events, and even political conventions have...

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Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Rosario Candela and 960 5th Avenue
During his career, Rosario Candela designed 82 apartment buildings in New York City. These dwellings, built mostly in the 1920s, were...

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Dec 4, 20202 min read
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November 2020 The Classic Eight Apartment
This little gem is in the East 60s and is priced around 1.8 million. Spacious rooms with wood beams, wood floors, and moldings are just...

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Nov 28, 20201 min read
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Lost to the Ages: The Automat
Horn and Hardart Automats were a revolutionary idea that began in the early 1900's. The format originated in Germany and was brought to...

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Nov 28, 20203 min read
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An Introduction To The Fabulous and Talented Rosario Candela
This is the first part in a two-part series on Rosario Candela. In the background of Central Park, famed apartment buildings line the...

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Nov 18, 20202 min read
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October 2020 The Classic Eight Apartment
This beauty is located in the East 80s. The price is just above three million! Take a look! Scroll through to see all the photographs

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Nov 16, 20201 min read
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