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370 Riverside Drive is a building in Manhattan's Upper West Side where several notable people lived. Hannah Arendt was the most prominent resident. Other notables included Grace Zia Chu (landmark culinary figure), Clarence J. Lebel (inventor of fluorescent bulb), Evelyn John Strachey (prominent British politician), among others. The building was mentioned in New York Times 68 times^[1].

Notable residents of the building

Hannah Arendt lived in the building from 1959 until her death in 1975^[2]^[3]^[4].
Lawrence Blochman, an American detective story writer and translator, lived in the building^[5]^[6].
Oleg Vishnepolsky, an Internet notable and an executive, lived there since 2010, public real estate records
Michael Sukin, an attorney, who is behind the pan-European copyright law^[7]^[8] also lives in this building according to real estate public records.
Robert Kurt Woetzel also lived in this building^[9] (circa 1961).
Shelby Millard Harrison, an author^[10]lived in this building according to Harvard alumni directory^[11]
Norman Mills Price, an American illustrator, lived in the building as well^[12]^[13]
Clarence J. Lebel, held 10 patents, including a patent on fluorescent lamp^[14], President of Audio Instrument Company, and first president of Audio Engineering Society^[15]^[16]^[17].
Judith Elizabeth Walsh, a scientist and an author ^[18], lived in the building^[19].
Alice H. Osman, an author^[20]^[21]^[22] lived in this building^[23]
Henry Pfeiffer, president of William R. Warner & Co., pharmaceutical manufacturer and philantropist^[24], lived in this building^[25]
Ernst Hunter Wright, a professor at Columbia^[26], a chairman of English Institute at Columbia (1942-1946) lived in this building^[27].
Tehilla Hirshenson Lichtenstein, co-founder of the Society of Jewish Science, lived in this building^[28].
Morris Lichtenstein, a rabbi, co-founder of the Society of Jewish Science, husband of Tehilla (see above) lived in this building.
Dr. Seymour Cheng, a diplomat, lived in this building^[29]
Evelyn John Strachey, British Secretary of State for War, writer and British politician, lived in this building^[30].
Grace Zia Chu, a landmark culinary figure and a cookbook author^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34] advertised "Madame Chu's Chinese Cooking Classes" as listed at 370 Riverside drive, 6B^[35]^[36].

The building

The reason this building attracted so many notables is because it is located on a hill overlooking the Hudson river, and the Riverside Park. Additionally as other the pre-war buildings it features Classic Six apartments with high ceilings, a roof deck with views of the river, the park and the GW bridge. It is located very close to Columbia University campus.

History

The 16 story building was completed in 1922 and converted to a cooperative in 1973^[37]. The building architects were Schwartz & Gross^[38].

References

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[1] New York Times coverage

[2] Hannah Arendt: Biographical data

[3] New Tork Times:Obituary

[4] Who lived where, A biographical guide to homes and museums, John Eastman

[5] Who's who in foreign correspondence, Overseas Press Club of America

[6] The New York Times biographical service, Volume 6

[7] Media & Entertainment: Film, Music, Television & Theater: New York

[8] Pan-European_Licensing:_Getting_It_Right__hellip

[9] Proceedings of the American Society of International Law at its annual meeting, Volumes 55-56

[10] Books by Shelby Millard Harrison

[11] Harvard Alumni Directory

[12] American art directory

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[14] Results for inventor: Le Bel Clarence J

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[16] New York Times obituary

[17] Official gazette of the United States Patent Office, Volume 778

[18] Google books search result for Judith Elizabeth Walsh

[19] Dissertation abstracts international:The humanities and social sciences

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[23] TESOL newsletter, Volumes 15-17

[24] Guide to the Pfeiffer-Merner Family Collection

[25] Druggists' circular: Volume 83

[26] Ernest Hunter Wright Collection, 1892-1968 (Bulk Dates: 1924-1968)

[27] [New York Times:ERNEST WRIGHT, TAUGHT ENGLISH; Ex-Chairman of Department at Columbia Dies at 86]

[28] New York Times:MRS. LICHTENSTEIN OF JEWISH SCIENCE

[29] DR. SEYMOUR C. Y. CHENGi

[30] New York Times:STRACHEY TO LEAVE FOR CHICAGO TODAY; Hays, Who Will Defend Him at Deportation Hearing, Says Free Speech Is Issue.

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[35] New York Times:Cooking Schools in the City: It's Mouth-Watering Array

[36] New York Times:Those Proliferating Cooking Schools: A Selection of the Best

[37] 370 Riverside Drive At the Northeast corner of 109th Street

[38] Skyscaperpage.com 370 Riverside drive

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 * '''[[John_Strachey_(politician)|Evelyn John Strachey]]''', '''British [[Secretary of State for War]]''', writer and British politician, lived in this building<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C12FC3C5B1B7B93C2AB1788D85F418385F9&scp=4&sq=%22370%20riverside%20drive%22%20writer&st=cse New York Times:STRACHEY TO LEAVE FOR CHICAGO TODAY; Hays, Who Will Defend Him at Deportation Hearing, Says Free Speech Is Issue.]</ref>.
 * '''[[Grace Zia Chu]]''', a landmark culinary figure and a cookbook author<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Authors-Biography-Grace-1899-1999/dp/B0007SATR4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1323007437&sr=8-6]</ref><ref>[http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01293]</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Pleasures-Chinese-Cooking-Foreword-Claiborne/dp/B004MEYCL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1323007437&sr=8-3]</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Madame-Chus-Chinese-Cooking-School/dp/0671242091/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1323007437&sr=8-10]</ref> advertised "Madame Chu's Chinese Cooking Classes" as listed at 370 Riverside drive, 6B<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A1FFA395A1A7493C4A91782D85F418785F9&scp=64&sq=%22370%20riverside%20drive%22&st=cse New York Times:Cooking Schools in the City: It's Mouth-Watering Array]</ref><ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D14FA355B1A7493CAA91782D85F428785F9&scp=1&sq=%22370%20Riverside%20drive%22%20Chu&st=cse New York Times:Those Proliferating Cooking Schools: A Selection of the Best]</ref>.
+== The building ==
+The reason this building attracted so many notables is because it is located on a hill overlooking the [[Hudson]] river, and the Riverside Park. Additionally as other the pre-war buildings it features [[Classic Six]] apartments with high ceilings, a roof deck with views of the river, the park and the GW bridge. It is located very close to [[Columbia University]] campus.
 == History ==
 The 16 story building was completed in 1922 and converted to a cooperative in 1973<ref>[http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/riverside-dr-west-end-ave/370-riverside-drive/189 370 Riverside Drive At the Northeast corner of 109th Street]</ref>. The building architects were Schwartz & Gross<ref>[http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=67061 Skyscaperpage.com 370 Riverside drive]</ref>.

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Notable residents of the building

The building

History

See also

References