Opened in 1930, London Terrace management printed a monthly newsletter “London Terrace Tatler” and renamed it to “London Terrace News” in 1934. Tremendous insight into the history of the building and the Chelsea community can be gleaned from these pages. These issues were preserved by the New York Public Library (NYPL). We hope you enjoy reading them.
The first issue printed December 1930 begins with the story:
Terrace Good for 100 Years Builders Say
LONDON TERRACE, now new in its every detail of construction, will be outmoded one hundred years hence. This is the opinion of the builders of the structure that has so recently supplanted the once fashionable row of houses built by William Torrey in 1845….
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