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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CW2_central-park-west-west-73rd-74th-street-historic-district_New-York-NY.html
Central Park West: West 73rd-74th Street Historic District. . . Edward Clark, heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune and owner of much land on the Upper West Side, collaborated with Henry J. Hardenbergh, architect of the nearby Dakota Apartme…
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246 West End Avenue. . . Built in 1913, 246 West End Avenue is one of only two buildings designed on the Upper West Side by the acclaimed architect James E.R. Carpenter, recognized as the creator of the "modern" apartment. Designed in …
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Septuagesimo Uno . .04 acre . . Septuagesimo Uno (meaning seventy-one in Latin) is located on 71st Street between West End and Amsterdam Avenues. The parkland lies within the area settled following the Commissioners Plan of 1811. New York City …
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The San Remo . Designated Landmark New York City . . Designed by architect Emery Roth and completed in 1930, the San Remo was the first twin-towered residential skyscraper built on Central Park West. A graceful fusion of modern and traditional …
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Henry Bliss. Historic Site - The first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the US. Historic Site . . Here at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry H. Bliss dismounted from a streetcar and was struck and knocked unconscious by an automobil…
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Gift to the City of New York
in loving memory of Richard Tucker
from
Mrs. Richard Tucker and Family
[Performed in the following operas]
Aida · Andrea Chenier · Boris Godonov · Carmen
Cavalleria Rusticana ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM230O_edna-ferber_New-York-NY.html
The widely-read novelist, short story writer, and playwright, best known for the novel Giant (1952), lived here from 1923 to 1929. Ferber's fiction is distinguished by larger-than-life stories, strong female characters, and distinctive renderings …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UW4_george-and-ira-gershwin-historical_New-York-NY.html
George Gershwin
1898 - 1937
Ira Gershwin
1896 - 1983
The composer, and the lyricist, lived here between 1929-33, the years they wrote Broadway show Girl Crazy and, their political satires, Of Thee I Sing, and Let 'Em Eat Cake.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UVC_hamilton-fountain-historical_New-York-NY.html
This ornate, baroque-styled marble fountain is named for Robert Ray Hamilton (1851-1890) a prominent businessman, land owner and politician who bequeathed $9,000 to the City for its creation and installation. It is one of the finest and last survi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6A_eleanor-roosevelt-historical_New-York-NY.html
1884 - 1962
The first lady of The United States (1933 - 1945), as a political activist known for her unwavering support for human rights, lived here from 1959 to 1962. As a delegate to The United Nations (1946 - 1952), she chaired the commission …