tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post7618497773653933223..comments2024-03-17T08:49:05.977-07:00Comments on BIG OLD HOUSES: A Park Avenue StoryJohn Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-58310202332388920762023-07-21T05:20:34.722-07:002023-07-21T05:20:34.722-07:00Benefits of the power have been filed for the targ...Benefits of the power have been filed for the targeted element for the suggestions. The joy of the <a href="https://marketingwithjay.uk/" rel="nofollow">B2B IT Marketing Agency</a><br /> for the citizens. Pathos ensured for the reforms. These liquidation is firm for the new sale points for the individuals.Micheal Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651847378981077265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-82402418666515250302015-11-30T20:19:30.297-08:002015-11-30T20:19:30.297-08:00thank you for sharing these interesting thingsthank you for sharing these interesting thingsvinhomeshttp://vinhomes-lieugiai.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-47525919643049520262015-06-24T07:20:54.338-07:002015-06-24T07:20:54.338-07:00I forgot to mention the second construction wave, ...I forgot to mention the second construction wave, the one from the Roaring 1920s.I think like 80 structures went up in the 1920s.The Carnegie Hill section and the 70s in particular succumbed to tall luxury buildings.<br />In fact this goes for the entire East side.The 1920s is when the mansions and townhouses really gave way to tall structures .Up until 1920 there were quite a few buildings built, but those replaced more modest middle-class flats, rowhouses or even empty lots.Lucianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385966440427908887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-75066092992034980692015-06-03T14:02:46.218-07:002015-06-03T14:02:46.218-07:00Park Avenue's luxury apartment houses were bui...Park Avenue's luxury apartment houses were built in two construction waves.The first , between 1907 and 1917 , when about 45 buildings were erected, contains the more elaborate buildings.These 45 buildings were, for the most part, built in two distinct sections.The southern half, from 50th to 67th streets ; and a northern district from 74th to 86th streets.<br />The area between 67th and 74 streets, the actual Lenox Hill contained many distinct mansions, many of them rivaling the Fifth Avenue palaces.It was probably the higher ground which made this section of the Avenue very desirable.Even today, most of the premier apartment houses on Park are found in this stretch. 720,730,740,770,778 are , according to many sources, the top 5 buildings on Park.<br />Excellent article by the way, and good quality pictures of the "old" Park Ave.Lucianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385966440427908887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-76430973338190705862015-02-21T07:44:08.102-08:002015-02-21T07:44:08.102-08:00Hi! The Pyne Cottage in Bernardsville just sold a...Hi! The Pyne Cottage in Bernardsville just sold at an incredibly low price. It fell into disrepair, but the original house is gorgeous.<br /><br />http://www.luxuryportfolio.com/Property/bernardsville-boro-properties-the-upton-pyne-cottage-built-in-1902/ZYXZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-87520272316676484132015-02-20T08:46:44.729-08:002015-02-20T08:46:44.729-08:00Sorry, thinking of the Baker Estate.Sorry, thinking of the Baker Estate.Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-77924379695755964552015-02-20T08:45:30.365-08:002015-02-20T08:45:30.365-08:00Peacock Point is still alive and well in Lattingto...Peacock Point is still alive and well in Lattington, not demolished.Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-49185075936888177382015-02-19T18:14:52.071-08:002015-02-19T18:14:52.071-08:00I am a little hesitant when it's not a house t...I am a little hesitant when it's not a house tour per se, but your scholarship is so well-informed I'm hooked by line three.<br /><br />Thanks from Fort Lauderdale!SebsInFortLauderdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493169590585382981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-5757262056964561322015-02-19T15:29:06.042-08:002015-02-19T15:29:06.042-08:00I must get the name of the gardener at 684. Oh tho...I must get the name of the gardener at 684. Oh those hydrangeas!seanrichardryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901845991595531739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-21037149778711285722015-02-19T10:28:29.329-08:002015-02-19T10:28:29.329-08:00Photos and floor plans of 684 are available here:
...Photos and floor plans of 684 are available here:<br />http://www.bhsusa.com/manhattan/upper-east-side/684-park-avenue/townhouse/11340274<br />The house would appear to be for sale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-7488695202489277222015-02-19T09:01:51.382-08:002015-02-19T09:01:51.382-08:00Such fun reading your history of Park Ave., and th...Such fun reading your history of Park Ave., and the spotlighting of this still intact block. The illustrious architect names are practically a royal court in themselves. It's good to know that there are some things too precious to be left to the vagaries of the marketplace, and that they are safe from demolition...so far. Those windows do look strange though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-74223159049207151732015-02-19T08:28:14.950-08:002015-02-19T08:28:14.950-08:00Oh John, those windows are truly awful! Can someo...Oh John, those windows are truly awful! Can someone call A. Wood and tell him to get to work on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-76311471889720318972015-02-19T02:43:52.980-08:002015-02-19T02:43:52.980-08:00Bruises can be healed, then they become patina!Bruises can be healed, then they become patina!GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.com