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History of Tribeca Buildings
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Looking Back: Harrison Street at night, in the ’40s
From the collection of A. Mogyorosy, who has lived here since 1977, some evocative photos of Harrison Street and the Washington Market taken in the '40s up to the '80s. / 4 comments
A huge trove of 9/11 photos found at house auction
Archivist found 2,400 pictures of the wreckage of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of 9-11 taken by what they think was a construction worker. The photos are now on Flickr. / 1 comment
Oral History: The Tribeca beach, circa 1977
In the mid '70s, with the World Trade Center built and the fill deposited at what would become Battery Park City, the area west of Tribeca became a de facto beach, and a neighborhood playspace. / 2 comments
In the News: Extending the Seaport historic district
Plus 108 The Store gets some attention in Ireland; common spaces in luxury buildings keep residents busy; could a Mister Dips open here? / 3 comments
In the News: Man slashed in Franklin Street station
Plus the new Essex Street Market opens; a review of the Sheraton on Canal; a sort-of milkman at Brookfield; a red room renovation at One Wall. / 6 comments
Moving forward and looking back at The Odeon
The A in the cafeteria sign on the Thomas Street side of The Odeon got a new transformer, and that made it seem like a good time to look back at the restaurant's first incarnation. / 2 comments
Tribeca Deco: The history of communications in paint
The ceiling of the Barclay-Vesey Building, or New York Telephone Building, or 100 Barclay, tells the story of communications from smoke signals to early telephones.
The History of Tribeca, One Building at a Time
The History of Tribeca Buildings database—compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan—now has more than 100 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here is one important addition.
In the News: Taqueria chain coming to the malls
Plus dreaming of El Teddy's and its crown; could the residential tower at 161 Maiden Lane be listing?; recommendations for the film festival; the latest from the police blotter.
If these walls could talk…
Compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan, the History of Tribeca Buildings database now has more than 125 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are six recent additions.
Seen & Heard: A marker for the first synagogue in North America
A street co-naming honors the Mill Street Synagogue, built in 1730 on what is now an Icon parking lot on South William Street, and Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas, a leader of the Jewish community during the colonial era. / 2 comments
In the News: City Winery will move to Pier 57
Plus parents weigh in on brownfield site cleanup; the Star Tribune summaries the state budget; 108 Leonard clocktower preservationists lose in court -- the clock will go electric. / 3 comments
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ECCO, great memory, the only place Ive had a briefcase stolen. — Alan / Ecco! at the end of its era in Tribeca?
The space has a legal occupancy of 3,500 people. The folks from Sleep No More or any other group can... — Wall St Bull / Gearing up to fight an interactive theater in Fidi
Ah! Mermaid. I was thinking scorpion... — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Italian tailor for kitchens
Having just come back from the hearing tonight, I'm as frustrated as ever, denying these people a liquor license for... — alan kaminsky / Gearing up to fight an interactive theater in Fidi
Didn’t get a chance to go to the meeting - did anyone attend and can post updates? — KS / Gearing up to fight an interactive theater in Fidi
..the "creepy stuff" is clearly the nearly complete skeletal remains of a mermaid.. ..pretty normal for New York.. — jim / Seen & Heard: Italian tailor for kitchens
Storefront vacancy is a problem in New York City. However, this type of business does not fit in this neighborhood.... — Fearless Girl / Gearing up to fight an interactive theater in Fidi