According to ACRIS (Automated City Register Information System) http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtml it is Block: 00920; Lot: 0012 Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Jacobs" To: <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] NYC Address > Dear Peter, > > The Municipal Archives, Room 103, 31 Chambers Street in lower Manhattan, > sells the pictures of all buildings in NYC that were photographed in > 1939-40 > As part of a WPA Project. The form for ordering these should be online. > You would have to add $5 to the fee and ask them to search the block and > lot > Number for that address since these can only be done in the actual > archives. > > Diane Jacobs > Somerset, NJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Peter Metcalfe > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:59 PM > To: NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] NYC Address > > I am researching a British born soldier serving with the Canadian army who > died in 1917. > His army service record stated he was a head waiter and his address was > c/o > Abbott 206 E. 40th St. N Y City. > > I was wondering if that building still exists and what it is now and would > it have been his place of work or just his residence? I am hoping to get a > photo of it somehow too. > > Regards > > Peter