Rev. Scott was also a professor, creating the department of urban and ethnic studies at City College, and started the first classes on Black, Puerto Rican and Jewish Studies

I’d have to imagine quite a few.

Photo 1 is from 2024, Photo 2 is 2011 and Photo 3 is 1940

The canal also used to extend to the factory, under 3rd Avenue via 5th Street which you can see here. The factory is in red.

In the 1970s, it became a haven for artists and has been the home of BC Studios. It was landmarked on 10/29/2019.

Take those design cues along with the fact that it has remained substantially unaltered over its lifetime, 25 Park Place was landmarked on March 13th, 2007

But what is probably most interesting about this is the design. While it might not look too different from other buildings, architect Samuel Adams Warner took inspiration from Florentine palazzos. Even more unique though is that the windows are inspired by the Farnese Palace in Rome.

The land it was built on was purchased from Trinity Church in 1800, which is one of the reasons why that parish is worth over $8 Billion today. In addition to being a dry goods store, it also served as a home for publishers throughout its long life.

This is 25 Park place, it it was built in 1857 as a dry good store and storage facility for Lathorp, Ludington & Co. It extends from Park Place through the whole block to Murray Street.