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[Canal Jean Co., originally C.G. Gunther's Sons Store, 502-504 Broadway.]

1982

502-504 Broadway

[Canal Jean Co., originally C.G. Gunther's Sons Store, 502-504 Broadway.]

IMAGE DATE1982
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502-504 Broadway (at left), ca. 1982.

This five-story building was constructed in 1860 with a cast iron storefront at ground level. It was a "sperm candle" building, named for the shape of the windows which were reminiscent of the candles made from sperm whale oil. The various businesses that have occupied the building include furrier C.G. Gunther & Company, H. Richter's Sons Neckwear, china retailer John Vogt & Company., Canal Jeans, and most recently Bloomingdale's.

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