768 Woodward Avenue

Ridgewood | built 1915

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

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1915
Mathews finishes the corner building at Woodward Avenue and Madison Street with shops at street level
Dated 1914-15, the corner building at 768-770 Woodward Avenue and 1881-1885 Madison Street, designed and owned by G. X. Mathews, has a seven-bay Madison Street front of pale yellow brick over an amber base. Round and segmental arches of amber brick cap the second- and third-floor windows, pilasters rest on carved stone bases, and a cornice with swags and cartouches runs along the top. Two storefronts open at ground level.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
2010
By 2010 the corner's shops have roll gates and an ice and soda machine stands in the areaway
The Landmarks Preservation Commission's survey for the 2010 designation found the storefronts on both street fronts refilled with modern materials, with an awning, roll gates and a projecting sign at the corner shop. On the west side a new door and three mailboxes had been cut in. An ice and soda machine stood in the areaway, and a shed and two mechanical units sat in a gated enclosure beside the one-story rear extension.
“…ice and soda machine at areaway; chain link fence, shed, and two mechanical units in gated enclosure at extension areaway…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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