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One of the longest-lived night clubs in the City, the Copacabana at 10 East 60th Street, which opened in 1940, was among the most famous as well. June Allyson and Carroll Baker got their start in this tropical oasis, and such greats as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Jimmy Durante and Joe E. Lewis performed there when they were in town. The colorful, fruity headpieces worn by another Copa favorite, "the Brazilian Bombshell" Carmen Miranda, became the symbol for the nightclub. In 1960 Bobby Darin recorded "Darin at the Copa" there. The club closed in 1973.
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This classic black trimmed 1930s simplified Art Deco building once housed the studios of the famous fashion photographer George Platt-Lynes, as well as Richard Avedon, the well-known fashion and portrait photographer. This building ran the length of the full city block but was only two stories tall. These types of buildings (wide but short) were commonly built in the 1930s and were called "taxpayers." The name referenced that during the lean years of the Depression structures such as these collected only modest rents which barely financed the maintenance costs and property taxes. Most taxpayers have been demolished and replaced by larger buildings during the more financially stable years since the mid century, but a few remain (though not this one).
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60th Street and Madison Avenue. Guaranty Trust Co.
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Guaranty Trust Co. Building, Madison Av. and 60th St.
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East 60th Street and Madison Avenue. Street view
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9-19 East 59th Street. .
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650 Madison Avenue. C.I.T. Building, general exterior from S.E. corner of 59th Street.
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650 Madison Avenue. C.I.T. Building, detail of main entrance doors.
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650 Madison Avenue Between 59th and 60th Street. C.I.T. Building
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650 Madison Avenue. C.I.T. Financial Corp. Building, upright view of main entrance on Madison Avenue.
14 East 60th Street
Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 5th Avenue 12-14 East 60th Street, south side, between Fifth and Madison Avenues. This building is the Bellaire Apartment House Hotel. William Lawrence Bottomley is the architect. About 1920. A.E. Sproul.
14 E 60th Street
14 East 60th Street
Manhattan: 60th Street - Madison Avenue 60th Street, south side, from, but not including, Madison Avenue to and including Fifth Avenue. The building in the center of the picture, 12-14 East 60th Street, is the Belleaire Apartment Hotel. 1922\. Cift of E. M. Jenks. Neg 2667
13 East 59th Street
Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Madison Avenue (1) 21 to 3 East 59th Street, north side, west from Madison to Fifth Aves. and showing prominently a new 2-story structure at the N.W. corner of Madison Ave. that bears No. 21 East 59th Street, and 640 Madison Ave. This edifice replaced the 10-story Hoffman Arms. Continuing west of same are three 4-story structures, Nos. 19 to 15 inclusive. The Plaza Art Building (No. 13-9) was formerly called the Monroe Building. West of the 7-story structure (No. 7-5) that adjoins the latter,is the Sherry Netherland Hotel which is at the N.E. corner of Fifth Ave. and bears No. 3 (also 873 Fifth Ave.) August 4, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) A detail.of same and showing mainly Nos. 13-9 and 7-5; the first being the Plaza Art Building. August 4, 1937. P. L. Sperr.
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Copacabana
Copacabana New York Minimum Charge Five Dollars and Fifty Cents Nightly Primary subject: View of Copacabana Entertainer
13 East 59th Street
Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Madison Avenue (1) 21 to 3 East 59th Street, north side, west from Madison to Fifth Aves. and showing prominently a new 2-story structure at the N.W. corner of Madison Ave. that bears No. 21 East 59th Street, and 640 Madison Ave. This edifice replaced the 10-story Hoffman Arms. Continuing west of same are three 4-story structures, Nos. 19 to 15 inclusive. The Plaza Art Building (No. 13-9) was formerly called the Monroe Building. West of the 7-story structure (No. 7-5) that adjoins the latter,is the Sherry Netherland Hotel which is at the N.E. corner of Fifth Ave. and bears No. 3 (also 873 Fifth Ave.) August 4, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) A detail.of same and showing mainly Nos. 13-9 and 7-5; the first being the Plaza Art Building. August 4, 1937. P. L. Sperr.
Copacabana
Cocktails at the Copa Monte Proser's Copacabana Primary subject: Rendering of Copa Interior
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Madison Avenue #650 - 59th Street
Copacabana
Monte Proser's Copacabana New York Primary subject: View of Copacabana Entertainer
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Madison Avenue #650 - 59th Street, northwest corner
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