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1770 Second Avenue, June 7, 1940. The small two-story building has hosted a number of divergent tenants. In 1904 a Henry D. Hoppe sold milk (and likely other items) here. In the 1920s it was the home of the Lexington Cigar Company. In the mid century, a firm of plumbing and heating contractors worked from here. Since 1990 the building has cycled through a series of restaurant, with its most recent tenant, Manny's (a sports bar) closing in 2017. A fun fact about this building. In 2007 the lot was considered by the MTA as a possible location for a vent plant at the southern end of the planned 96th Street Station on the Second Avenue line. The fact that the building only had a single commercial tenant made the impact of demolition much lower than other options in the neighborhood. In the end, concerns about the structural stability of the neighboring buildings (had this one been razed) caused the MTA to look elsewhere for the vent plant. And this tiny two-story survivor remains!
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1770 Second Avenue
Second Avenue El, Manhattan, at 91st Street. Dismantling the 92nd Street station, March 20, 1941. Workman using a cutting torch.
1770 Second Avenue
Second Avenue El, Manhattan, at 91st Street. Dismantling the 92nd Street station, March 20, 1941.
1770 Second Avenue
Second Avenue El, Manhattan, at 91st Street. Dismantling the 92nd Street station, March 20, 1941. Workman using a cutting torch.
1770 Second Avenue
Second Avenue El, Manhattan, at 91st Street. Dismantling the 92nd Street station, March 20, 1941.
1770 Second Avenue
Second Avenue El, Manhattan, at 90th Street. Dismantling the 92nd Street station, March 20, 1941.
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