From the Forum: Why Would Someone Brick Up Windows?
Why would someone brick up tall parlor windows to make them smaller?
Photo by Cate Corcoran
A reader recently obtained copies of two historic tax photos of their property and was intrigued to find the parlor windows of their house used to be quite a bit longer. The photos were taken in 1939-41 and the 1980s, when New York City photographed every house and building in all five boroughs. After ordering copies and comparing them, the homeowner discovered that the lower portion of the parlor windows were bricked up, shortening them, sometime after the 1940s. They are curious as to why this was done and if any sort of regulation was involved.
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