399 Avenue of the Americas

West Village | built 1879

Open on the map1 entry

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.

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1959
A building of the 1870s at 399-401 Sixth Avenue loses its upper stories in a 1959 remodeling
The two stores here began as part of a building from the 1870s. A 1959 remodeling took off the upper stories, leaving only low storefronts on the avenue.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Further reading

Then & Now photos: 399-401 Sixth AvenueVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now

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