Gramercy Stories
Share a piece of Gramercy’s history
An old photograph, a building brochure, a letter—or the story someone always meant to write down.
Some of the best neighborhood history is still in a filing cabinet. We’d like to hear from buildings and neighbors with photographs, documents or recollections that could help tell the stories of Gramercy.
Our building profiles bring original records together with careful research. A floor plan can show how people lived; a letter can put someone at an address; a photograph can reveal a doorway or roofline that has long since changed.
What might be useful?
- Early photographs, postcards and streetscape views.
- Original brochures, plans and descriptions of a building.
- Records of restorations or changes to shared spaces.
- Letters, neighborhood publications and personal recollections.
Start with a description
Tell us the building or address, the kinds of material you have, and any dates or names you know. A description is enough for a first conversation.
We can then discuss what to review, how to make copies and what might be suitable for a public story. Originals remain with their owners.
Agreeing what can be shared
Before using contributed material, we’ll agree with you on what may be published and how it should be credited. A recollection can be valuable even when its date is uncertain; we’ll distinguish remembered details from facts supported by contemporary records.
Private resident information, financial records and security details do not belong in a public building history. There is no need to send an entire set of building files.
What have you found?
Write to the Block Association with the address and a brief description of the material.
Tell us about your materialharrisongramercypark@gmail.com
See how a record becomes a story
The original apartments at No. 36
A 1910 apartment-house album preserves the building’s floor plan and sales description. Together with photographs and other records, it helps us tell the story of life behind the knights at the entrance.
Read the No. 36 profile