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St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
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St. Gabriel's Park Branch, June 26, 1928. Designed by McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1908, this Carnegie library is no longer is extant. The St. Gabriel's Park Branch (which replaced a small, earlier, non-Carnegie library on 34th Street) was demolished for the construction of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the 1930s. Ironically the earlier library building at 215 East 34th Street was also demolished for the tunnel. The St. Gabriel's Park branch was torn down in the 1930s to make way for the Queens Midtown Tunnel. The library building had a similar look to other McKim, Mead & White designed Carnegie libraries, though it also included one of the few open air reading room. These open air gardens were often on the roof with glass coverings. This branch was particular in that the open air section constituted a whole fourth floor, surrounded by classic loggia (columned portico) and covered by full peaked roof.
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📚In 1901 after selling his corporation for $500 million, steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie announced a $5.2 million donation to the City of New York for the construction of public library buildings. With this gift, 67 branch libraries were constructed in the five boroughs between 1903 and 1929. 📚
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St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
303-305 East 36th Street. New York Public Library.
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
305 East 36th Street. N.Y. Public Library, St. Gabriel's Park.
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue East 36th Street, north side, east of Second Avenue (foreground), showing demolition for the pla2a approach to the Midtown Gueens tunnel. Standing intact in all views is the St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library. This is the last of the builonga re.aining on the "plaza" and it too will be razed in early 1940. Adjoining same and partially destroyed in the early views are St. Gabriel's HLall and Parochial School. To the extreme right appear buiidings on the east side of First Avenue, between 36th and 37th Streets. Views 1-2 May 26, 1939 View 3 June 28, 1939 P. L. Sperr
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue E. 36th Street, north side, east from Second Avenue, showing structures that are to be demolished for the 38th Street tunnel approach. These are entirely absent in May 1939 with the exception of the St. Gabriel's Branch of the New York Public Library. January 8, 1939 Somach Photo Service New York City Tunnel Autho: ity
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
36th Street (East) #303, north side
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue East 36th Street, north side, east of Second Avenue (foreground), showing demolition for the pla2a approach to the Midtown Gueens tunnel. Standing intact in all views is the St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library. This is the last of the builonga re.aining on the "plaza" and it too will be razed in early 1940. Adjoining same and partially destroyed in the early views are St. Gabriel's HLall and Parochial School. To the extreme right appear buiidings on the east side of First Avenue, between 36th and 37th Streets. Views 1-2 May 26, 1939 View 3 June 28, 1939 P. L. Sperr
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue (1) 36th Street, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Second Avenue, ahowing the St. Gabriel's Park branch of the New York Public Library at 303 East 36th Street, St. Gabriel's Hall, and part of St. Gabriel's Parochial School. April 8, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. October 12, 1936. P. L. Sperr.
St. Gabriel's Park Branch, NYPL
Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue East 36th Street, north side, east of Second Avenue (foreground), showing demolition for the pla2a approach to the Midtown Gueens tunnel. Standing intact in all views is the St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library. This is the last of the builonga re.aining on the "plaza" and it too will be razed in early 1940. Adjoining same and partially destroyed in the early views are St. Gabriel's HLall and Parochial School. To the extreme right appear buiidings on the east side of First Avenue, between 36th and 37th Streets. Views 1-2 May 26, 1939 View 3 June 28, 1939 P. L. Sperr
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