43 Murray Street

also 41 Murray Street | Tribeca | built 1915

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  1. 1877

    Thomas S. Godwin replaces an old brick house with a six-story neo-Grec loft building

    Charles H. Jones had owned the brick house at 43 Murray Street since 1851. He leased the lot to developer George V. Davis, who had the house demolished and engaged architect Thomas S. Godwin. Construction ran from 1876 to 1877. The result was a six-story neo-Grec building with a cast-iron storefront and red brick trimmed in sandstone.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  2. 1882

    Fire Insurance Patrol No. 1 takes over the ground floor of 41 Murray Street

    After Edward G. Tinker bought 41 Murray Street, the neighboring address, at auction in March 1882, its ground floor was altered for Fire Insurance Patrol No. 1. The patrols were run by fire insurers rather than the city, and they rushed to blazes to cover merchants' goods with tarps and carry them out. A bay was cut in the storefront for the patrol truck. In 1906 a streetcar struck the truck at the Murray Street crossing and threw the crew into the street. The patrol was still there in 1921.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  3. 1884

    October 1

    Staff of a French-language newspaper strike over unpaid wages

    Le Messager Franco-Americain, a French-language newspaper founded in 1859, was published from 43 Murray Street. Its owners sold it in February 1883, and the new publishers fell behind on wages; a foreclosure auction followed that August. A year later, on October 1, 1884, about thirty editors, reporters and printers walked out because they had not been paid since early September. The paper closed for good soon afterward.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  4. 1924

    John Kunst buys the building and moves his tool-and-die factory into the upper floors

    John Kunst, who founded the tool and die firm John Kunst Company, purchased 43 Murray Street in 1924. He moved his factory into the upper floors, and the top-floor windows were probably bricked in around then. About 1929 the ground floor was fitted out as a restaurant. A tool factory still occupied the top two floors after a 1965 renovation.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  5. 1995

    March 17

    The Blarney Star Bar and Grill hosts weekly Irish traditional music

    A 1965 renovation updated the ground-floor restaurant, which became the Blarney Star Bar and Grill, a popular spot for decades. On March 17, 1995, the New York Times previewed a session with Brian Conway, John Nolan and Don Meade. After September 11, 2001, the neighborhood was closed to all but residents and relief crews, so the bar's music moved temporarily to the Irish Arts Center. It returned in May 2002, and Woodrow's replaced the bar around 2012.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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