Upper West Side, 85th Street Between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues

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This is the Mannes School of Music Extension at New School.

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Upper West Side, 85th Street Between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues

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Pretty sedate. This is the Upper West Side.

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Upper West Side, 85th Street Between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues

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The lettering above the entrance on this unusual townhouse reads: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building. How sweet, I thought, they named their house after themselves. I began imagining a gold plaque on my doorway reading: The Mary Sargent Apartment. Hmm.

It turns out that they were philanthropists who set up a foundation (The Harry and Jeanette Foundatiion, Inc.) worth about 2 billion, with headquarters in Maryland. I could find no mention of this building on the World Wide Web. It is another mystery.

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Upper West Side, 85th Street Between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue

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This is one of a group of row houses just down the block from the Red House, and these row houses are singled out by Francis Morrone, whom you met last night if you were interested in magic. Look for the second to last paragraph.

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Upper West Side, 85th Street Between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue

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Last night's dogs are all the street action you're going to get on this walk. Remember it was about 21° at this point. On I forged. This building caught my eye, not only for its distinctive design, but (of course) for the V shaped U in its name. I checked it out on the web, and ran into two conflicting opinions about that particular block, one writer calling it rather ordinary and the other magical. My opinion lies somewhere in between. It's a fine block, I think. But later, in warmer weather and with more knowledge, I may go back to discover the magic.

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