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Stroll, Stop and Shop on West 72nd St. on the Upper West Side

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West 72nd Street, Upper West Side (snowflakes)

Snowflake lighting can be seen on the 15 historic Bishop's Crook lamp-posts on either side of West 72nd Street.

West 72nd Street - Bishop's Crook lamp-posts

Holiday snowflakes decorate the 15 historic Bishop's Crook lamp-posts that line West 72nd Street.

Back in 1998 West 72nd Street had just 7 cobra-headed streetlights. In December of 1999 these were replaced and doubled in number by the 15 historic Bishops's Crook lamp-posts that can be seen lining the street today.

Support your local merchants on 72nd Street.


The Success of 72nd Street

"Nothing on the Upper West Side slipped as dramatically as 72nd Street, from a prestigious parkway of private houses in the 1880s to little shop fronts and commercial buildings in the 1920s...but in recent years the block has taken on a honky-tonk air."
- Christopher Gray, The New York Times , 8/10/97

As a result of Landmark West's Retail Assistance Program, 72nd Street is honky-tonk no more!

West 72nd Street Before        West 72nd Street After

West 72nd Street Before                                                  West 72nd Street After





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James Harner
Considering Selling Your Home? Call 610-310-7646 first - Royersford, PA
James Harner Group - Philadelphia PA Real Estate

Wow! what a great improvement! This is a great post of showing what West 72nd street was before and after.

Dec 23, 2010 01:03 AM
Lizette Fitzpatrick
Lizette Realty - Richmond KY - Lexington, KY
Lizette Realty, Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes

Things are looking good up in your neck of the woods! I'd like to be there in NYC to see all the Christmas lights. Hope your holidays are fabulous!

Dec 23, 2010 01:37 AM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

James, Thanks, It really has improved and it's important to support local businesses.

Barbara, Thank you. I wish I was lying on beautiful Vero beach right now. It's freezing here.

Lizette, Thanks, The city has lots of lights. Hope your holidays are fabulous too.

 

Here are a few more before and after pictures of West 72nd Street courtesy of Landmark West

West 72nd Street Before     West 72nd Street, After

Before                                                          After

West 72nd Street Before  West 72nd Street, After

Dec 23, 2010 02:39 AM
Donna Paul
Keller Williams Realty Gold Coast - Dix Hills, NY
Long Island Home Specialist,All About Real Estate

Mitchell: Awesome pictures. It's great to look at now and then photos. It's amazing how life and places have changed through out the years.

Dec 23, 2010 03:14 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Mitchell,

What an enjoyable post for before and after.  I also like the decorations on the street lamps, reminded me of the decorations at Xmas in small Italian towns.  A

Dec 23, 2010 09:54 AM
Steve Shatsky
Dallas, TX

Hi Mitchell... WOW!  What a tremendous transformation... and I love the snowflake lighting!  :-)

Dec 23, 2010 01:57 PM