[Undated photo outside Gem Spa on St. Mark's at 2nd Avenue]
The folks at the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) have uploaded another batch of photos from the personal collection of East Village artist Carole Teller.
In this archive, you'll discover photos like this from the early 1960s showing the north side of First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, including (L-R) 40-56 E. First St. (For a reference point, Prune is at 54 E. First St. today.)
You can find "Carole Teller’s Changing New York, 1960s-1990s" featuring shots of the East Village, Lower East Side and some other areas right here.
And here's one more photo from this series... a look at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place circa 1991...
This assemblage will be demolished in the months ahead for a boutique office building.
You can access the previous Teller sets here ... here... and here... and shots from when "The Godfather Part II" filmed on Sixth Street here.
All photos by Carole Teller via the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Beautiful, I forgot about that hardware store on 9th and 3rd ave where The Bean is now.
ReplyDeleteThe Williamsburg pedestrian esplanade was truly beautiful and grand -- and way above the traffic. A real shame the powers that be could not have come of with a way of salvaging it. Instead we have Market Line.
ReplyDeleteForget about Beer Stores!, we need a Chicken Store revival!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING! Thanks!
ReplyDeletei lloved the. broccoli pizza at that place next to Continental Divide.
ReplyDelete@7 Every time I see a picture of that pizza place I remember their amazing brocolli slice. The brocolli was practically roasted by the heat from the well-seasoned and super hot pizza oven. It almost had a smoky flavor to it, not the bland/boiled type of brocolli that so many other pizzerias offer. And the slice was completely covered with finely chopped broccoli — it was one of the best slices this city has ever seen.
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