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Leonard Street – Col. Leonard Lispenard, a New York City merchant, politician and landowner. Lenox Avenue – James Lenox, philanthropist. Lispenard Street – Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, banker, merchant and auctioneer, and one of the richest men in New York. Ludlow Street – Augustus Ludlow, War of 1812 naval hero.
The Main Branch was built after the New York Public Library was formed as a combination of two libraries in the late 1890s. The site, along Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, is located directly east of Bryant Park, on the site of the Croton Reservoir. The architectural firm Carrère and Hastings constructed the structure in the Beaux ...
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1904. 8. 58th Street Library. [6] 127 East 58th Street. Originally designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened May 10, 1907. The original building was demolished and replaced by a new branch in two floors of an office tower at 127 East 58th Street, which opened in 1969. 9.
The Strand is a family-owned business with more than 230 employees. [5] Many notable New York City artists have worked at the store, including rock musicians of the 1970s: Patti Smith – who claimed not to have liked the experience because it "wasn't very friendly" [6] – and Tom Verlaine, [7] who was fond of the discount book carts sitting outside the store. [8]
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The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest public library in the United States behind the Library of Congress and the fourth-largest public library in the world. [ 5] It is a private, non-governmental ...
During the pastorate of Rev. O.A. Kingsbury (1879-1883) the Fulton Street property was sold and the present brick structure on South Avenue erected. The new church was dedicated July 23, 1872. [10] The church lasted for just over 150 years before it closed, holding its final service on January 13, 2023. [19]
Name Address Year(s) built ... 106 Avenue C at 7th Street 1923 New York City ... chronicles life in Alphabet City over the years 1977 to 1989. The photo book "Street ...