Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin It’s not simple to clean and repair a building facade. That’s particularly true for an elaborate structure like the 1902 Dorilton coop on 71st Street. For over a year, the ornate Beaux Arts treasure has been swathed in...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Plaster: on the low end of building materials? Not at all. Its use as a building material in the luxurious 1902 Dorilton at 171 West 71st Street, where apartments sell for millions, is a notable example. Realtor Ann Cutbill...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Look through the glass walls of Apple Upper West Side. See for yourself. Holiday shoppers are browsing and shopping nonstop. Among very few things that might draw you away from the convenience of ordering anything online is the option...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Golden Arches identify the McDonalds at the 2049 Broadway location and at McDonalds throughout the country and the world. They might be seen as symbolic of US (omni)presence. But, that’s only part of the picture. The history of coffee...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Abundance is unmistakable at the Morton Williams at 2015 Broadway as it is at all 17 Morton Williams supermarkets in the New York metropolitan area. The array of fresh fruit, vegetables, canned, frozen, and boxed foods, along with...
Boulevard Encore, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Some older New Yorkers may remember the first modest beginnings of Pottery Barn in 1949. Early on, the threadbare store was on Tenth Avenue and 19th Street. Pottery was then sold in crates. There were no shelves. Somewhat...
