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Webster Branch, NYPL · 1467 York Avenue
Webster Branch, NYPL
Webster Branch, NYPL

1465 Avenue A near 78th Street. New York Public Library.

IMAGE DATE1928
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Webster Branch, November 20, 1928.

Constructed in 1906 to the designs of the architectural firm of Babb, Cook & Willard, the Webster Branch of the New York Public Library became an important community hub for the neighborhood's large Czech population. The library provided Czech newspapers and magazines, children’s story hours in Czech, a location for Bohemian Club meetings, and exhibition space for cultural displays.

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