Just Off Fifth: 12 – 26 East 8th Street
Posted on August 23, 2013 by — No Comments
Located directly behind the looming tower of One Fifth Avenue, this surreal stretch of stucco fantasy is unique in the Village and perhaps the city. 12 – 26 East 8th Street began as a series of Greek Revival townhouses constructed in the 1820s and 1830s, similar to those that still face Washington Square North. In… Continue reading
Lower Fifth Avenue: from Washington Square to 14th Street
Posted on July 11, 2013 by — No Comments
The lowermost section of Fifth Avenue still preserves what Henry James, writing in his novel Washington Square, called “a kind of established repose…a riper, richer, more honorable look.”