“For us it was a palace.”

— Laura K. Krause, intern and resident at 1014 Fifth Avenue in 2008

Read stories about 1014 Fifth Avenue told by people who lived, worked, or visited the building. 1014 Fifth Avenue has witnessed endless discoveries, events, and conversations through decades of trans-Atlantic exchange. This page presents a few of these stories.

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For us it was a palace.
Benjamin Bergner Benjamin Bergner

For us it was a palace.

Laura K. Krause looks back at her time as an intern at 1014 Fifth Avenue - and at being one of the last residents in the building before the Goethe-Institut moved out.

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Phoenixes in Fine Feather
Benjamin Bergner Benjamin Bergner

Phoenixes in Fine Feather

Journalist Claudia Steinberg reflects on one lively morning among German and Austrian Émigrés at Goethe House New York

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