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Vegetable vendor, ca. 1970.
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113 First Avenue; 86-88 East 7th Street Building Date : 1852 Original Use : Residential Original Owner : James Sparrow Original Architect : Unknown Description & Building Alterations This five-story brick tenement was originally built in 1852 as a house and probably altered into a tenement before 1887. The present facade features a simple molded cornice, molded lintels and rectangular sills. The original storefront was altered in 1887.
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113 First Avenue
Vegetable vendor. Southwest corner of 1st Avenue & 7th Street, looking northwest, with (left to right) 79, 81, 83, 85, & 87 East 7th Street (aka 115 1st Avenue) visible
113 First Avenue
113 1st Avenue, southwest corner of 7th Street with 'Lee's'. L-R: 59-77 East 7th Street visible in background
113 First Avenue
111-113 1st Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Street, Lee's Grocery Fruit & Veges
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