321 Church Street

also 323 Church Street, 33 Lispenard Street | Tribeca | built 1947

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

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1938
A diner replaces a pair of three-story brick buildings, one used by an express company
Before the present corner building, the site at Church and Lispenard Streets held two three-story brick structures, and an express company occupied one of them. A diner replaced them in 1938-39, and it in turn gave way to the one-story building of 1946-47.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1947
Benjamin and Philip Hochman replace the corner diner with a one-story commercial building
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In 1946-47 Benjamin and Philip Hochman had a one-story brick building put up on the corner, designed by Brooklyn architect Mac L. Reiser, to take the diner's place. It ran 35 feet along Church Street and 50 feet along Lispenard Street. A shoe importer was among its occupants, and in 1951 Reiser designed new storefronts to replace its overhead doors.
“Designed by Brooklyn architect Mac L. Reiser, it was erected in 1946-47 for Benjamin and Philip Hochman.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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