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55 East 11th Street
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This twelve-story structure was constructed as manufacturing lofts in 1908 by renowned architect Schwartz & Gross for the Brevoort Construction Co. Several Trotskyite organizations were located here, and the weekly organ of the Workers Party of the U.S., the New Militant, was published at this site. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.
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57 East 11th Street
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Designed by Buchman & Fox, this ten-story Beaux Arts style loft building was constructed in 1903 for builder Jeremiah C. Lyons. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.
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Publishing Tour
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Many of the most prominent publishers in America and the world were located here, producing some of the most significant works of literature of the last two hundred years. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.
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Leftist and Labor Tour
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This area was a mecca for leftist and labor organizing, with many of the most significant figures and organizations of the 19th and 20th centuries located here. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.
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53 East 11th Street
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This originally two-story building was constructed c. 1880 for T.F. Sturges, and expanded to the current three stories in 1894. Around 1967, the influential publishing house Grove Press opened an office here, where it began operating the Evergreen Theatre for films and live productions. It now houses the New York Baha’i Center. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.
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