The Museum of the City of New York has a great photo from East 127th Street, just west of Park Avenue. The wide (25’) lot has a wood-framed building, with a bold sign that printing was done on the premises.
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At this time, 1932, this part of East Harlem was populated by a number of Scandinavian immigrants from Finland and Sweden in particular. The description from the Museum of the City of New York identifies this location as being near “the Swedish Church”:
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Museum of the City of New York – [72 East 127th Street]
For a view of the same building today, see:
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Build the Block – 25th Precinct’s “Charlie” Sector
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On March 7th, Sector Charlie will hold a Build the Block meeting at Gin Jan Cafe – Park/125, at 5:00 PM. See you there