Tin Pan Alley (51 West 28th Street)

51 West 28th Street | NoMad | built 1920

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

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1893
M. Witmark and Sons becomes the first music publisher on Tin Pan Alley
In 1893 the sheet music firm M. Witmark and Sons moved into 49–51 West 28th Street, the first publisher to set up shop on the block. Many more followed, and the street became the center of the popular song business. Songwriters who found work on Tin Pan Alley included Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Fields and Gussie Lord Davis.
Source: hdc.org
2019
December 10
The city designates five Tin Pan Alley row houses as landmarks
On December 10, 2019, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 47, 49, 51, 53 and 55 West 28th Street, row houses built between 1839 and 1859. Between 1893 and 1910 the block became known as Tin Pan Alley, named for the racket of piano music heard along it. Number 51 alone held at least 26 musicians' and publishers' offices over 17 years.
Source: nyc.gov

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