Tag Archives: Ladies’ Mile

• WEST 18th STREET CROOK, 1981

  January 12, 2015

  Tags:Ladies' Mile, Madison Square, Manhattan
  

  photo: Bob Mulero What do I remember about my 6-month stint in 1981 at Lexigraphics, a textbook company at 150 5th Avenue, my first full time job out of school? Well, it was preternaturally quiet over there. The boss was a bit of a taskmaster, but the owner, Irv Roberts, was a kindly sort — [...]

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• 666 6th AVENUE

  March 15, 2012

  Tags:6th Avenue, Ladies' Mile
  

  

  6th Avenue between West 17th and 23rd Streets is known as the Ladies’ Mile, after the gigantic emporiums such as the Siegel-Cooper Building (now home to Bed, Bath and Beyond) and the original B. Altman Building that can be found on both sides of the street, attracting shoppers from all over the metropolitan area, that [...]

  Categorized in: Forgotten Slices Tagged with: 6th Avenue Ladies' Mile

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