Tag Archives: Art Deco

Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem 1885

Posted on March 1, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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In 1885 Louis Blumstein arrived in the United States from Germany. He worked as a street peddler and in 1894 opened a store on Hudson Street. Continue reading →

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Institute of Musical Art in Harlem, 1910

Posted on January 12, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Institute of Musical Art, a richly styled Edwardian building from 1910 (pictured above), a sleek 1930′s Art Deco addition (pictured below) by the architects of the Empire State Building Claremont Avenue on  Broadway at 122nd Street (Seminary Row) in the Morningside Heights neighborhood. Continue reading →

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Lenox Lounge: The Fat Lady Never Sang

Posted on January 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Despite numerous reports to the contrary, the Lenox Lounge brand will continue without skipping a beat.  Tyreta Foster, Esq. and Angélica Thomas, Esq. of Foster Lynch & Thomas, LLC negotiated in earnest throughout the 2012 Holiday Season … Continue reading →

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Lenox Lounge To Close December 31st, 2012

Posted on December 6, 2012 by | 8 Comments

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It’s official, Mr. Alvin Reed owner of the historic Harlem jazz club Lenox Lounge at 288 Lenox Avenue (between 125th and 124th Street) will close his establishment on December 31st, 2012. Continue reading →

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Josephine Baker Poster at Swann Galleries

Posted on April 20, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Swann Galleries will conduct their annual spring auction devoted to Modernist Posters on Thursday, May 10 at 1:30 PM. Continue reading →

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The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, Harlem 1923

Posted on April 9, 2012 by | 3 Comments

The Studebaker building is an industrial building with Art Deco detailing that was built in 1923 to house the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company in  of West Harlem. Continue reading →

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