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Formerly posted in Fading Ads of Greenpoint Walking Tour 2013 © Frank H. Jump
Featured Fade: Gruhn Guitars – Fine Selection of Used & New Instruments – Nashville, TN – Alison Fraser
Hotel Bonta-Narragansett – UWS – NYC
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
The Hotel Narragansett opened ca. 1902 at this location on Broadway between 93rd and 94th Streets. 1913-14 advertisements in the New York Herald referred to the Hotel as the Bonta-Narragansett (Arthur Knox Bonta, 1861?-1919, proprietor): “Handsomely Furnished Suites of One or More Rooms, with Bath.” – Walter Grutchfield
Arthur Knox Bonta – 8 AUG 1860 – 25 DEC 1919 – Three Systems
Fall River Line Journal, Volumes 34-35 – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE – Google Books
