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Tag Archives: Isaac Rice
The Schinasi Mansion in Harlem, 1891
America was the land of opportunity to Mussa Schinasi and his brother Solomon in 1891. The young men hailed from Manisa in Asia Minor and conditions for the Sephardic Jews in Turkey had noticeably declined by the end of the 19th Century. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem history, Harlem renaissance, HArlem theater, Harlem Theatre
Tagged Charles T. Wills, Hans Smit, Harlem, Isaac Rice, Isaac Rice mansion, Lockwood de Forest, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Morris, Morris Schinasi, Mussa Schinasi, New York City, New York Observer, Richard Morris Hunt, Riverside Drive, Rosa Gunter Semple, Semple Realty Corporation, Sephardic Jews, Turkish tobacco, William Tuthill
Schinasi Brothers Cigarette Factory, Harlem 1983
In 1904 this cigarette factory at 309-11 West 120th Street in Harlem were made the superior high quality cigarettes made from expensive imported Turkish tobacco. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Harlem, Harlem architecture, Harlem history, History, Morningside Heights
Tagged Alexandra, Cavalla Turkey, Cigarette, Egypt, Egyptian Prettiest, Electronic cigarette, Harlem, Isaac Rice, Isaac Rice's mansion, Ludington machines, Morning Side Heights, Natural boxes, New York City, Riverside Drive, Schinasi brands, Solomon Schinasi, tobacco, Turkey, Turkish tobaccos, United States








































