Chelsea, Tenth Avenue Between 24th and 23rd Streets

Mary Sargent © 2009 ………………….…………… ………………….. click to enlarge

The next block is very different.  For one thing, instead of street level tenants like 10th Avenue Pizza and the former Joe's Tavern Bar, the tenants here are the U.S. Postal Service and Chase Bank.




Mary Sargent © 2009 …………………....….. click to enlarge


For another, the building is way taller.  This is London Terrace, begun in 1929, partly completed in 1930, and covering an entire city block, from 23rd to 24th Streets and Ninth to Tenth Avenues.  This photo shows one of the corner towers.  At the time it was built, it was the largest apartment building in the world. 

I recommend you follow the above link to London Terrace as it gives some history and historical photographs.  Henry Mandel was the developer, "the Donald Trump of his day," but the Great Depression did him in and he killed himself by jumping off his building.

See map.