Columbus Avenue (They Were Here), Legacy Business
By Claudie Benjamin Little known or expected, the fine pastries served in First Class on Pan Am, TWA, Air France, KLM, and others in the 1960s and 70s were made by the Eclair Bakery at 141 West 72nd Street. The Éclair prided itself on...
Columbus Avenue (They Were Here)
by Sarah McCully Columbus Avenue has been a bustling thoroughfare for over a century, a home to countless shops, museums, apartments, and schools alike. Over the years, the block between West 84th and 83rd Streets has been home to a tiny hotel, elegant apartments, and...
Columbus Avenue (They Were Here), Legacy Business
By Claudie Benjamin A New Yorker article in the July 20, 1987 issue of the magazine poignantly described the auction of the effects of Louis Lichtman’s, the bakery that had long been on the corner of 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue....
Columbus Avenue (They Were Here)
by Sarah McCully Even on a cold and dreary afternoon, Trudy’s Ice Cream shop is like a burst of sunshine on Columbus Avenue. It’s quickly become a fixture of this pocket of the Upper West Side, though it only opened on the corner of 108th Street two years...
Columbus Avenue, Columbus Avenue (They Were Here), Streets/Avenues, They Were Here
By Megan Fitzpatrick I shimmy into the narrow shopfront on Columbus Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets to shield myself from the rain, and I’m immediately drawn to the wonderfully delicious smell of vodka sauce, cheese, and potatoes. Fresh gnocchi is...
Columbus Avenue (They Were Here), Legacy Business
By Claudie Benjamin Madge Rosenberg spent 30 years devoted to her passion for baking. She was so successful that today, more than a decade after Soutine, her French-style bakery at 104 West 70th Street closed in 2012, she said she can’t go...
