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Images-Soho Arnold Constable Store |
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307-11 Canal St. |
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1869 |
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Renaissance Revival |
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construction |
brick and limestone |
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Shop |
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This building, only yards from the trendiest parts of Soho, is an interesting window still into Soho's past. It can't be long before an expensive renovation. Corner (873 Broadway): The building housing New Andy's Deli and spanning this entire block used to be the Arnold Constable department store (1869-1914); founded by Aaron Arnold and son-in-law James Constable, it offered "Everything From Cradle to Grave." Mary Todd Lincoln was a frequent customer, along with Carnegies, Rockefellers and Morgans. The Constable store was built on the site of actor Edwin Booth's home (1862-65) at what was then No. 28 E. 18th Street; his brother, fellow actor and assassin John Wilkes Booth, often stayed with him here. |
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