Hardly altered since it was built in 1891, 230 East 83rd Street is a five-story brick building with intricate brickwork and detailed stone lintels designed by Charles Stegmayer, a prolific Swiss architect in Yorkville in the late 19th century. During Prohibition a speakeasy operated in the building. While the establishment kept a low profile for years, it was raided in 1932, shortly before the passage of the Twenty-First Amendment. In the 1950s, Yorktown Heating & Engineering Co. operated from one of the building’s storefronts. Today, the storefront at 230 East 83rd Street houses Tokuyama Salon. . 1. 230 East 83rd Street (center) today. 2. 230 East 83rd Street circa 1940. . (fb)

The Metallic Lathers Union building was designed by architects De Rose & Cavalieri and built in 1931, replacing three-story tenement buildings. Though described at construction as a “two-story brick office and stores,” the building housed a 2nd floor dance hall, with a capacity of 120 people. Since the 1970s the second story has been the home of Local 46, an Ironworkers Union originally established in 1896 as the Metallic Lathers’ Union, giving the building its name. The mural on the northern elevation of the building showcases a number of #nyclandmarks, including the #guggenheimmuseum, alongside medallions of Local 46 at work. The small stores on the ground floor have hosted many different types of shops, from barber shops and nail salons to high-end boutiques and art stores and galleries. . 1-3. The Metallic Lathers Union at 1322 Third Avenue today. 4. The Metallic Lathers Union at 1322 Third Avenue 1940s Tax Photo. . . #nyhistoryhere #nyhistory #nyclandmarks #nyclife #nycrestaurants #local46 #historicdistrict #historicpreservation #nationalregister #historicbuildings #oldhouses #savingplaces #thisplacematters #deserve2preserve #explorenyc #uppereastsideeats #uppereastsiders #uppereastsidenyc #ironworkersunion #metalworkers #yorkville (fb)