These two grim-looking ladies decorate a fortress-like apartment building called Halidon Court at Broadway and 153rd Street.
Halidon Court hides a literary secret: It was the home of J.D. Salinger for the first nine years of his life, reports Harlem Bespoke.
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July 3, 2010 at 8:03 am |
Wow. I wish someone would clean that gunk out of the ladies’ mouths. I’m sure such was not the intended effect.
But look at those windows! Looks like the original glass, because it’s wavy and gives that “flowing” impression.
July 4, 2010 at 2:28 pm |
Great shot and great find. I doubt those are the original panes as the casing is the new stuff that ruined all of the renovetaed windows in city apartment buildings.
July 5, 2010 at 7:47 pm |
I met J. D. Salinger in 1979 …just kidding.
August 3, 2010 at 1:45 am |
I just saw this building today by chance. The ornament on the facade is right out of Vienna 1910. Do you know when the building was constructed and by whom?
August 3, 2010 at 4:03 am |
I’m glad you wrote in. Turns out it was designed by Emery Roth and built in 1910. Here’s an article on it from The New York Times archive:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E2D81539E433A25753C1A9629C946196D6CF
August 4, 2010 at 1:02 am |
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