Architecture
Removal of Macy's Shopping Bag Reveals a Holdout Building
Like most holdout buildings in NYC, the story of this corner structure reveals a heated rivalry!
In 1869, Peter Gilsey, a wealthy merchant and city alderman, leased a large parcel of land from the Casper Samler
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