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Madison walk

Three traditional houses on Mad Ave
Martha and George Whitney lived here
I think GENTILE’s [which is now on 84th] was somewhere on 67th years ago. When Burt and I bought pears, the patrone helped us pick the ripest.
Torn up roadways waiting for tar. Interesting frieze on this building.

Piqued my interest

It’s a design touch that reminds me of vacationing at motels. The stairs lead to a common pathway for both entries.

The walkway is raised, hiding access to the disposal area for the buildings.

There are two sets of these, one address away from each other, so four walk-up homes all in all.

Furnished apartments seem like a brilliant idea. I wonder how they’re doing

Named buildings?

What does Seneca represent here?

Seneca Village was a black enclave back in the day. It was established in what would become Central Park, around 85th Street. From there, parishioners from the “village” joined in worship with German protestants at several east side churches.

There is no evidence that this building has any affiliation with the Seneca that black landowners established. It might just have assumed the name of an ancient Roman senator.

My curiosity, however, brought me to this interesting and diverting history.