211 East 5th Street

East Village | built 1877

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1877
Frederick W. Klemt designs a five-story tenement for John Elter at 211 East 5th Street
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Architect Frederick W. Klemt drew up this five-story tenement in 1877 for the owner, John Elter. It was planned to hold 20 families above ground-floor shops.
Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org
1991
May
Downtown Music Gallery opens at 211 East 5th Street as a shop for avant-garde music
David Yamner, Stephen Popkin and Bruce Lee Gallanter founded Downtown Music Gallery in May 1991, and the record store began its life at this address. It specializes in avant-garde jazz, experimental and improvised music, and hosts live in-store performances. After ten years on East 5th Street the shop moved to 342 Bowery.
“…originally located in the East Village, at 211 East 5th Street for the first ten years of its existence, followed by seven years at 342 Bowery.”
Source: Wikipedia

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