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1739 York Avenue
1739 York Avenue

Manhattan: York Avenue - 90th Street

York Avenue, west side, from 1753 York Avenue, above 91st Street, to
1725 York Avenue on S.W. corner of 90th Street.
1749-51 York Avenue, on the N.W. corner of 91st Street, were built late in the 188O's, and 1745-43-41-39, the 5-story buildings on and adjoining the S.W. corner, around 1895. 1725 York Avenue on the S.W. corner of 90th Street, is now a cigar factory but used to be part of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum. The house rnumbers are the same ones used as Avenue A numbers before 1928, when the name York
Avenue was adopted.
March 29, 1929.
P. L. Sperr.
Notice has been filed for the demolition of the two 4-story structures at the N.W. corner of East 91st Street, according to the
New York Times of April 22, 1938.

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