New York City houses secret spaces, notably the hidden apartments within Carnegie-funded libraries from the early 1900s. Andrew Carnegie invested $5.2 million to build libraries, designed to enhance working-class neighborhoods with both books and impressive architecture. Initially, these libraries contained apartments for custodians responsible for maintaining coal furnaces. Over time, these spaces have largely been abandoned, leading to their decay. Currently, only seven of these apartments remain in the New York Public Library system, all unoccupied, offering a rare glimpse into a unique aspect of library history.
Today, only seven Carnegie apartments survive intact in the New York Public Library system, all uninhabited. This brings up a fascinating glimpse into library history.
Carnegie committed $5.2 million for the construction of dozens of neighborhood libraries, designed to bring not just books but architectural grandeur to often overlooked communities.
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