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Georg Jensen Inc. was a gift and department store known for Scandinavian imports located in midtown Manhattan at 667 Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street from 1935–1968. In 1935, it was founded and managed by Frederik Lunning (1881–1952), re-inventing his original New York store, Georg Jensen Handmade Silver, Inc., founded 1923, at 169 West 57th Street, across from Carnegie Hall. [1]
According to a New York Times article in 1924, "the bride-to-be who could show a ring from Maiden Lane was thrice happy" because of the abundance of jewelry stores. [20] In 1946 the New York City Police Department estimated that it was walked on by 51,000 people every weekday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. [21] The 1936 crime film 15 Maiden Lane ...
In 1898, New York City consolidated with three neighboring counties to form "the City of Greater New York", and Manhattan was established as one of the five boroughs of New York City. [73] [74] The Bronx remained part of New York County until 1914, when Bronx County was established. [75]
The Diamond District at 47th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Diamond District is a commercial stretch between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Midtown Manhattan.Until the 1920s, New York's diamond epicenter was Maiden Lane, four blocks north of Wall Street. [4]
[7]: 214, 215 [39] It had an estimated cost of $1 million. [6] Upon the building's completion, the Fifth Avenue Association deemed it the "best new structure erected in the Fifth Avenue section during 1940". [10] Cross & Cross never designed another building in New York City and ceased operation in 1942. [7]: 215
[5]: 1 Saks opened a large department store in 1902 in New York City's Herald Square on 34th Street and Broadway (at 1293–1311 Broadway). [19] [5]: 2 Andrew Saks ran the New York store as a family affair with his brother Isadore, and his sons Horace and William. Andrew Saks died in 1912 and his son Horace took over the company's management.
An early Macy's building, dating from 1894, at 56 West 14th Street, designated a NYC landmark in 2012. Macy's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy, who between 1843 and 1855 opened four retail dry goods stores, including the original Macy's store in downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts, established in 1851 to serve the mill industry employees of the area.
The Tiffany and Company Building was designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White for luxury retail store Tiffany & Co. [5] [13] It is the company's fifth flagship store in New York City. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The facade is an adaptation of the Palazzo Grimani di San Luca in Venice .