I couldn't resist seeing what 239 7th Street looks like in person today. It's a beautiful block with lots of renovation going on. What's striking about many of the blocks that are between Avenues C and D is that there are many that were originally built as one family homes in the 1800's rather than tenements. The size and the finer architectural elements of these houses give a clue. You will see nothing but tenements as you go further inland. The collage I put together should be self-explanatory with labeling that is viewable when enlarged. I would have thought that the synagogue that was but a shell in the 1981 picture might have been demolished. Instead it looks like it is being restored as condominium apartments.
Friday, May 7, 2010
More 239 E. 7th Street
from pseudo-intellectualism back in 2005
I couldn't resist seeing what 239 7th Street looks like in person today. It's a beautiful block with lots of renovation going on. What's striking about many of the blocks that are between Avenues C and D is that there are many that were originally built as one family homes in the 1800's rather than tenements. The size and the finer architectural elements of these houses give a clue. You will see nothing but tenements as you go further inland. The collage I put together should be self-explanatory with labeling that is viewable when enlarged. I would have thought that the synagogue that was but a shell in the 1981 picture might have been demolished. Instead it looks like it is being restored as condominium apartments.
I couldn't resist seeing what 239 7th Street looks like in person today. It's a beautiful block with lots of renovation going on. What's striking about many of the blocks that are between Avenues C and D is that there are many that were originally built as one family homes in the 1800's rather than tenements. The size and the finer architectural elements of these houses give a clue. You will see nothing but tenements as you go further inland. The collage I put together should be self-explanatory with labeling that is viewable when enlarged. I would have thought that the synagogue that was but a shell in the 1981 picture might have been demolished. Instead it looks like it is being restored as condominium apartments.
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