The Colosseum (apartment building)
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The Colosseum is a Manhattan
apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive.
The building is noted for its curved façade and impressive marble lobby. Across 116th Street, The Colosseum faces The Paterno
, another building with a similar curved facade. The New York Times
has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York. The unusual curved facades are the result of an 1897 plan to make the land between Claremont Avenue
and Riverside Drive
into a public park in order to give veterans parades a large park adjacent to Grant's Tomb
as a terminus. The street was redesigned to enter the proposed park in a gracious curve, but the city never appropriated funds to buy the land.
The Colosseum was designed by Schwartz & Gross and built by the Paterno Brothers, Charles
and Joseph, in 1910. The luxury, four bedroom apartments with sweeping views of the Hudson River
rented for $150 to $175 a month.
Harlan Fiske Stone
lived in the Colosseum when it was a private building. The Colosseum was later acquired by Columbia University
. Among the distinguished members of the Columbia faculty who have lived here are David Weiss Halivni
and Edward Said
.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive.
The building is noted for its curved façade and impressive marble lobby. Across 116th Street, The Colosseum faces The Paterno
The Paterno
The Paterno is a Manhattan apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive and also known as 440 Riverside Drive. The building is noted for its curved facade, impressive marble lobby with a stained-glass ceiling, and substantial porte-cochère. Across 116th Street, The Paterno faces...
, another building with a similar curved facade. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York. The unusual curved facades are the result of an 1897 plan to make the land between Claremont Avenue
Claremont Avenue
Claremont Avenue is a relatively short street in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. It begins at 116th Street and runs north for a length of eleven blocks until Tiemann Place . The eastern side of Claremont Avenue features the heavily fortified backside of the Barnard College campus...
and Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive
A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive.In the United States:*Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive...
into a public park in order to give veterans parades a large park adjacent to Grant's Tomb
Grant's Tomb
General Grant National Memorial , better known as Grant's Tomb, is a mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant , American Civil War General and 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant...
as a terminus. The street was redesigned to enter the proposed park in a gracious curve, but the city never appropriated funds to buy the land.
The Colosseum was designed by Schwartz & Gross and built by the Paterno Brothers, Charles
Charles V. Paterno
Dr. Charles V. Paterno was a New York City real estate developer. His work includes the following Manhattan residences:* Castle Village* Hudson View Gardens* The Colosseum* The Paterno...
and Joseph, in 1910. The luxury, four bedroom apartments with sweeping views of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
rented for $150 to $175 a month.
Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone was an American lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire, he served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater, in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an...
lived in the Colosseum when it was a private building. The Colosseum was later acquired by Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. Among the distinguished members of the Columbia faculty who have lived here are David Weiss Halivni
David Weiss Halivni
David Weiss Halivni is an American-Israeli rabbi, scholar in the domain of Jewish Sciences and professor of Talmud.-Biography:...
and Edward Said
Edward Said
Edward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and advocate for Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and a founding figure in postcolonialism...
.