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- Death in Apartment 2G: Catherine Phelan and a Hammer made Headlines in the Heights in 1933 November 26, 2013
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Death in Apartment 2G: Catherine Phelan and a Hammer made Headlines in the Heights in 1933
For twenty-eight years, Catherine Phelan served the Sheridan household. Catherine, at 52 in 1933, had spent more than half her life in their employ. When Mrs. Sheridan passed away in 1924, Catherine was elevated to the role of live-in maid … Continue reading
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Tagged Lost History, Manhattan, murder, murder trial, New York City, Scandal, Washington Heights
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Building the NYC Subway: Construction Photos from 1901-04
The first subway line to stretch across Manhattan started at City Hall and crawled uptown to Grand Central via what is now the 4/5/6 line. At Grand Central, all trains turned west and followed what is now the Shuttle to … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, Subway, Trains
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