Morris Schinasi, Harlem Mansion Owner And Wealthy American Tobacco Businessman, 1855 – 1928
Morris Schinasi, Turkish: Moris Şinasi; born Musa Eskenazi; 1855 – September 10, 1928, Become a Harlem insider – Sign-Up for our Newsletter!
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From The Ottoman Empire To A Harlem Empire, The Story Of Morris Schinasi, 1855 – 1928
Morris Schinasi, Turkish: Moris Şinasi; 1855 – September 10, 1928, was an Ottoman-born wealthy American businessman in the tobacco industry and philanthropist who lived on 351 Riverside Drive at 107th Continue Reading →
Altina Schinasi, The Harlem Girl Who Knew Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Salvador Dali And Invented Cat-Eye Glasses
Altina Schinasi Miranda, August 4, 1907 – August 19, 1999, an American heiress, sculptor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer, and best known for designing the Harlequin eyeglass or Cat-Eye frames. Continue Reading →
The Historic The Schinasi House In Harlem, New York, 1907
The Schinasi House is a 12,000-square-foot, 35-room marble mansion on Riverside Drive in the Upper West Side in Harlem, New York City. Become a Harlem insider – Sign-Up for our Continue Reading →
The Schinasi Mansion In Harlem, 1891
America was the land of opportunity to Mussa Schinasi and his brother Solomon when the two men built their Schinasi Mansion in Harlem at 351 Riverside Drive at 107th Street in 1891. Continue Reading →
Schinasi Brothers Cigarette Factory, Harlem 1904 –
In 1904 this cigarette factory at 309-11 West 120th Street in Harlem was made the superior high-quality cigarettes made from expensive imported Turkish tobacco. Become a Harlem insider – Sign-Up Continue Reading →
The Legendary 182-185th Street Castle Village In Harlem, New York 1900 – 1938
On December 18th, 1937, the Karlopat Realty Company announced plans to build an apartment house on a rocky little lot at Riverside Drive and 182-185th Street in Harlem, NY. Become Continue Reading →