366 West Broadway

also 1 Watts Street | SoHo | built 1927

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

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1899
A silk-waist manufacturer, then a presentation-poster firm, hat salon and eyewear boutique take the corner
In 1899 Julius Rashke, a manufacturer of silk waists, occupied the building at 366-368 West Broadway. Poster Originals, Ltd., listed for presentation posters, was a tenant in 1975, followed by the hat salon Head Dress (1989) and the eyeglass boutique Oliver Peoples (1999). The upper floors have been converted to apartments.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1903
The Watts Street extension cuts the building's footprint and gives it an angled corner
In 1903 Watts Street was extended from Sullivan Street through to Broome Street and West Broadway, and many properties in its path were condemned and demolished. This building's footprint was reduced, and the architects Necarsulmer & West designed a new angled facade for its owner, the Estate of S. Stirn. The city's landmarks report says the site may have begun with a house of about 1823-25, and that around 1869 the building was either rebuilt or raised with Italianate loft stories.
“In 1903, the footprint of the building was reduced when Watts Street was extended through from Sullivan Street to Broome Street…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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