My novel is named ASTOR PLACE VINTAGE. So what is Astor Place and how did it come to be?

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These photogaphs were taken by Thaddeus Wilkerson (1872-1943). He took hundreds of photographs of New York City — both well-known sights and the many new residential buildings, especially around the Upper West Side. His studio was in Washington Heights, so that was his own neighborhood. Lots of these images were used for postcards, and he was quite focused on recording the buildings, but I particularly like the photos that happened to...