134 CHARLES STREET

A century of Greenwich Village history lies tucked behind the painted masonry façade of 134 Charles Street. The American Railway Supply Company Building is steeped in American iconography of innovation, strength, speed and connectivity. Born as a factory, it evolved along with the neighborhood to house artists, studios, and galleries. Today the building supports New York City's creative infrastructure as a home for media and communications companies... Designed in 1911 for William H. Woolverton, president of American Railway Supply Co., the building's earliest products were brass baggage checks, lapel tags and badges for the booming US railroad industry. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission has noted that the company also made "buttons and lapel insignia for employees, and badges for motormen, conductors, guards and porters" of the New York City subway system.

Primary location: West Village United States