The Apthorp Nora Ephron

The apthorp nora ephron The wonderful nora ephron died last night and this morning we found ourselves rereading one of our all time favorite pieces of real estate writing nora ephron s ode to the apthorp in a 2006.

The apthorp nora ephron. She was an acclaimed essayist crazy salad 1975 novelist heartburn 1983 and had written screenplays for several popular films all featuring strong female characters such as anti nuclear activist karen silkwood silkwood 1983 co written with alice arlen and a mobster s feisty. The apthorp in all its beaux arts glory gave ephron a sense of community and a feeling of belonging at a particularly low moment in her life. In this excerpt from a new book he imagines the conversation he wishes he could have. June 5 2006 serial monogamy an essay about the cooks and cookbooks that influenced.

Built sometime between 1906 and 1908 for william waldorf astor the apthorp takes up the entire block bordered by broadway 78th west end avenue and 79th streets on the upper west side. The apthorp which was built in 1908 by the astor family is twelve stories high and the size of a full city block. To move into the apthorp was to enter a state of giddy rent stabilized delirium. The building was going co op and renters like nora ephron were being asked to pony up spectacular sums of money to buy their apartments or move out.

From the street it s lumpen middle european and solid as a tanker but its. It occupies the full block between broadway west end avenue and west west 78th and 79th streets. By nora ephron may 29 2006 books february 13 20 2006 issue serial monogamy my cookbook crushes. Nora ephron was educated at wellesley college massachusetts.