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SPOTLIGHT 27th Annual Yard Sale West End Palazzos Celebrates Community Spirit 905 and 895 Brought “High” Rises to the Block (Te latest installment in a series on our block’s history and architecture by Gilbert Tauber.) n March 1900, ground was broken for New York’s frst subway, Iwhich would begin at City Hall and reach the Upper West Side via Times Square and Broadway. At that time, public transportation to the Upper West Side consisted of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, which went up Columbus Avenue, and streetcar lines on Central Park West, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway. Te advent of the subway, which opened in 1904, raised land values all along its route. Builders turned to higher-rise apartment houses, preferably on large corner sites. An illustration in an 1912 issue of Real Estate Record and espite clouds and raindrops at dawn on September 24, the sun Builders’ Guide shows a nearly Dshone brightly by mid-morning on the West 104th Street Yard uniform row of 3-story brick and Sale, which had sufered rainouts for the past two years. Heartened brownstone houses on the west by the fair weather, crowds of visitors gathered around some sixty side of West End Avenue between curbside stalls, dug through the piles of merchandise, and uncovered rd th 103 and 104 Streets. Te ac- the secret ingredient animating the Yard Sale for twenty-seven years: companying article reported that community spirit unsurpassed on any block in the fve boroughs. the Paterno Brothers had bought Earlier that morning, parents and children raced to unpack them and would replace them truckloads of items and arrange displays of vintage clothing, costume with a 12-story apartment house. jewelry, abandoned toys and games, retired household items, and It may have taken some time to 895 WEA various forsaken treasures. Tey watched volunteers wearing navy vacate the existing houses on the blue tee-shirts chasing down wind-blown sheets of poster-board, site; although its building permit was issued in 1912, the present 895 which would serve as signs marking the locations of the Bake Sale, West End Avenue was probably not completed until 1916. Book Sale, Rafe, and Silent Auction. While it was going up, the Paternos were assembling a site at the Meanwhile, around the corner under the West End Avenue scaf- th northwest corner of 104 Street. A 1916 issue of the publication re- folding, visitors waited while volunteers at ‘What-a-Bargain’ stocked ported that the 905 West End Avenue Corporation, whose president tables overfowing with pre-owned household items awaiting their was Anthony Paterno, had acquired the row houses at 901 through next incarnations in welcoming kitchens and playrooms. At the th 909 West End Avenue plus 303 West 104 Street. Te building now Bake Sale on the opposite corner, volunteers poured hot cofee and known as 905 West End Avenue received its building permit in 1916 smeared bagels with cream cheese, while stocking the tables with and was completed in the fall of 1917. every variety of baked delicacy. By 10:00 AM, the frst visitors descended to inspect the items }À>ÌÊ iÛi«iÀà on display at stalls lining both sides of the street. Te steady breeze Te Paterno Brothers were an immigrant success story worthy invited connoisseurs to admire animated blouses and ties hanging of a Hollywood biopic. Te family patriarch was Giovanni (John) from the vendors’ racks. Infecting the crowd with the headiness of Paterno, a builder in Castelmezzano, a town southeast of Naples. seasonal change, it lured gamers to the rafe table. At the Book Sale, With his wife and their younger children, he emigrated to the U.S. in the wind rifed through the pages of hundreds of books that beckoned the 1880s. John, as he was now known, reestablished his construc- to readers. At the Silent Auction, it rattled the bid sheets and tempted tion business in New York and his family also grew. Eventually, neighbors to tender their ofers for gently used merchandise donated continued on page 5 continued on page 3 7iÃÌÊ£ä{Ê iÜÃiÌÌiÀÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊÓä£ÈÊÊ £ÊÊ ÜÜÜ°L}`>i°À} Ê/ ÃÊÃÃÕi W 104 ST BLOCK ASSN FINANCIAL REPORT 9>À`Ê->iÊ7À>«1«Ê°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°Ê£ -«Ì} Ì\Ê7 ÊÃÌÀÞÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°Ê£ "VÌLiÀÊÓä£È VÊ>V>ÃÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°ÊÓ Opening Balance $25,766.69 >À`Ê iLiÀÊ1«`>ÌiÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°Êx -ÕL>Ê* >À>VÞÊ*ÀwiÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°ÊÈ Vi Dues 35.00 ÕÌÞÊ ÀiÀ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° «°ÊÈ Yard Sale 2398.00 ÌÀLÕÌÀÃÊÌÊÌ iÊ ÛiLiÀÊÃÃÕi\ Interest .16 Barbara Boynton, Jef Howitt, Mary Koval, Hanna Total +2433.16
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7iÃÌÊ£ä{Ê iÜÃiÌÌiÀÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊÓä£ÈÊÊ ÎÊÊ ÜÜÜ°L}`>i°À} 7iÃÌÊ£ä{Ê iÜÃiÌÌiÀÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊÓä£ÈÊÊ {ÊÊ ÜÜÜ°L}`>i°À} BLOCK HISTORY continued from page 1 there were fve sons and four daughters. John died suddenly Ajello’s buildings are usually easy to identify. He made a in 1899, leaving an uncompleted building on West 112th Street point of signing the cornerstone with “G. Ajello, Architect.” He and potential fnancial disaster for the family. His son Charles, also provided clues identifying his clients. On most of his build- who had just earned a medical degree at Cornell Medical Col- ings, centered directly above the entrance, is a stone cartouche lege, took over and successfully completed the project with his with one or more initials, for example, a P for Paterno; a C for brother Joseph. And then another building next door. He never Charles Paterno; a J, M, or A for one of the other brothers; or, on got to practice medicine. 230 West 105th Street, an elaborate monogram representing the Over the next decade Charles and Joseph were joined in the frm of T. J. McLaughlin’s Sons. business by two of their brothers and two brothers-in-law. In Within a few years afer 895 and 905 West End Avenue were time, each of the six men formed his own building frm, but completed, similar buildings lined much of the avenue. Te 905 WEA they continued to collaborate on many projects. Over a period impact of the sweeping view down it is due in large part to the of 40 years the Paternos built over 100 apartment buildings in Manhattan, uniform height of most of them. initially in Morningside Heights, Washington Heights, and the Upper West Building heights today are controlled by zoning, but decades before New Side, but later on Fifh and Park Avenues and Sutton Place. York City adopted its frst zoning law in 1916, there were regulations that limited the height of residential buildings. Tese were embodied in the Ê,i>ÃÃ>ViÊ/ÕV Tenement House Act which, despite its name, applied to all multifamily Both 895 and 905 West End Avenue were designed by Gaetan Ajello, as dwellings. In 1902 the act was amended to allow buildings of freproof con- well as nearby 885 West End Avenue. Born in Sicily in 1883 and trained as struction to rise to one and a half times the height of the street. Te height an architect and engineer, he then emigrated to the U.S in 1902. Working limit for West End Avenue, which is 100 feet wide, was thus 150 feet. for the Paternos and others, Ajello had a distinctive style, derived from the With the ceiling heights customary at that time, a builder could erect a Renaissance palazzi of his native Italy, that is particularly evident in 885, 895 building of 12 or 13 stories within a rise of 150 feet. Te earliest such build- and 905 West End Avenue. All three are of creamy white glazed brick. Te ings usually had 12 foors, perhaps to avoid an “unlucky” 13th foor. Note that entrance is within a two-story high stone frame. He makes bold use of terra- 895 West End Avenue, completed in 1916 but designed in 1912, has 12 foors. cotta ornament around the window openings, which are ofen double width. 905 West End Avenue, designed four years later, has 13 foors. In the 1920s Te facades are further decorated with stone or metal balconettes. (In the reduced ceiling heights, combined with construction techniques that allowed recent renovation of 905, the deteriorated stone balconies have been replaced thinner foor slabs, enabled developers to ft 15 or even 16 foors within the by fberglass.). 150-foot limit. •
Welcome to Mary Jo Gennaro: New Board Member >ÀiÜiÊ>`Ê7iVi Mary Jo Gennaro has been elected to the block asso- ciation’s Board of Directors. She moved to 315 Riverside Our Sincere Tanks to Trudie Grace Drive fve years ago, and has been on the Upper West Having served on the Block Association’s Board of Direc- Side for over 35 years. Mary Jo appreciates being so near tors since 2009, Trudie Grace is stepping down. Trudie took to the park and loves our community, especially the small on many responsibilities over the years. Most recently, she neighborhood stores found on Broadway. She has con- tributed her time to the block association’s Yard Sale since was Editor of the newsletter and an ofcer in the capacity of moving here and is joining the board to support to the Secretary. Her willingness to take on those roles and assist special sense of community she has found on the block. with the transition of presidents was much appreciated. Mary Jo currently works as an Executive Assistant in a marketing Te board and the block beneftted from the skills and analytics frm and enjoys the theater, arts, and all the city has to ofer. enthusiasm that Trudie brought to block association tasks We are thrilled to have her skills and enthusiasm on the board. Please and she will be sorely missed. Please take a moment to give join us in welcoming Mary Jo Gennaro to the block association’s Board her your thanks when you see her in the neighborhood. of Directors.
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here has been a pharmacy on the northwest What are some special services that you ofer to customers? corner of Broadway and 104th Street since 1910. Free delivery, wheelchair rentals, breast pump rentals. Back then, it was called John H. Morey Chem- Tist. Today, it is Suba Pharmarcy, and a photo of Morey What are some of the challenges of a family-run phar- Chemist hangs in the window. Bahir Suba opened his macy today? pharmacy here in 1982, and now he and his daughter Big corporations are trying to monopolize our Iram run the family business. healthcare system. Insurance payments to independent Mr. Suba came to the U.S. from Lahore, Pakistan pharmacies are less than payments to chain stores. in 1972. Afer 10 years as a hospital pharmacist, he Most of the time, insurance companies pay us—if decided to go out on his own. He has maintained a we get paid at all—only the acquisition cost of the drug, steady customer base despite intense competition from plus the dispensing fee, which varies from 25 cents to chain drugstores, thanks in part to the level of service $1.50 per script. Tis is why we need more sales on our the pharmacy provides. Customers’ names are remembered. Special over-the-counter items. People think that chains have better prices. We orders are treated as routine. Mr. Suba has been known to personally have better prices and on top of that we are ofering a 10% discount on deliver items on Saturday evenings when his delivery staf has gone all over-the-counter items. home. While keeping a small family business going in New York is a chal- What are some of the issues from chain competition in the neighborhood? lenge, Mr. Suba is committed to the neighborhood and his custom- People are unaware that we carry a lot of the products that our ers. Asked what he likes best about being in this location, he answers chain competition carries and that we can beat their prices. If we don’t without hesitation: “Te people.” have it in our store, we can special order it for you.
What are some new items you are now carrying in the store? What do you feel about your work? More natural, herbal products. We now carry most products you It gives me great pleasure to help and serve the community so I get can fnd at Whole Foods: Jason, Avalon, Kiss My Face, Alba, South rewarded in this world and the hereafer. Tis neighborhood is one of of France, A la maison and much more. We now also carry Solgard the best in New York City. Everyone loves each other and takes care of vitamins. one another and the best part is that they take care of me. And I will always take care of them in the best way I can. • " 1 /9Ê ", , Bloomingdale Aging in Place Receives 2016 Joan H. Tisch Internet Kiosks by LinkNYC Community Health Prize Many of our residents have expressed concern over the LINKNYC We are delighted to announce that our neighboring organization, internet kiosk installed on 104th Street and Riverside Drive. Tese kiosks Bloomingdale Aging in Place, was the recipient of the sixth annual are a co-venture of the City of New York and CityBridge. LinkNYC is a Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize. Te award was created to frst-of-its-kind communications network that will replace over 7,500 recognize individuals and nonproft organizations in our city for pay phones across the fve boroughs. Each Link will provide superfast, “outstanding accomplishment in the feld of urban public health.” free public Wi-Fi, phone calls, device charging and a tablet for access to Specifcally, Bloomingdale Aging in Place was commended for city services, maps and directions. Te kiosks’ services are paid for by “its dedication to addressing urban public health challenges for a advertisements on its panel. A block association representative will follow vulnerable population.” up with Community Board 7 and City Council members regarding the location of these devices. If you have a specifc complaint regarding these kiosks, send an email to [email protected]
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