37-56 79th Street

Jackson Heights | built 1927

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

  1. 1926

    No. 37-56 is built with a garage tucked under the house

    Like the other 45 Dreisler houses on its block, No. 37-56 79th Street was designed in 1926 with a garage set into the back of its basement. Shared driveways entering at the ends of the 78th and 79th Street blockfronts lead into the interior of the block, where the garages open.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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