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8 unusual facts about Madison Avenue


Batschari

The ABC cigarette marque was by then known beyond Germany, and the company had outlets in most major European cities as well as in Madison Avenue in New York.

Cermak Road

In Chicago's street numbering system, Cermak is 2200 south, or twenty-two blocks south of the baseline Madison Avenue.

Donald McCaig

He had a brief but successful career on New York's Madison Avenue before moving to a sheep farm in the western mountains of Virginia with his wife Anne.

Martin Mayer

His book on Madison Avenue was described by Cleveland Amory as "The first complete story on the ... advertising industry".

Michael Lewis Becker

'Michael Lewis "Mike" Becker' (born October 30, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio) was a major Madison Avenue advertising creative director.

Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko

At the time he was working as an antique dealer at 598 Madison Avenue, and he was living in Freeport, New York on Long Island.

The Pace Collection

This showroom, which opened in 1986, was located on the corner of Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street.

Wallace John Eckert

A massive machine built to Eckert's specifications was built and installed behind glass at IBM's headquarters on Madison Avenue in January 1948.


LeSportsac

In 2001, LeSportsac opened its first US Flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, followed by its Tokyo flagship in the renowned Omotesando district in November 2001.

Nimrod Kovacs

Nimrod Kovacs (born October 27, 1949) after finishing his Masters, started out as an Ad Man on Madison Avenue, continued on as a Cable Guy in Denver, worked around the world setting up and managing Cable, Media and Telecom businesses, till retiring to his native city of Budapest.

Prince Matchabelli

In New York City he and his wife, Princess Norina Matchabelli (an actress whose stage name was Maria Carmi), opened a small antiques shop, Le Rouge et le Noir, at 545 Madison Avenue.

Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto

Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto is an Italian restaurant located at 903 Madison Avenue (between East 72nd Street and East 73rd Street), a block north of the Ralph Lauren store on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City.

The Stan Freberg Show

Despite its short run, the show managed to develop some running gags and stock jokes, from Freberg's ambivalence toward Madison Avenue (faux advertisements for "Puffed Grass" and "Food", as well as the classic sketch "Gray Flannel Hatful of Teenage Werewolves") to the overwhelmingly popular interviews with a sneaker-wearing Abominable Snowman.

Theodore Havemeyer

The family owned many estates including, a town house on Madison Avenue in New York City, a mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, and 500 acres in Mahwah, New Jersey, called Mountain Side Farm.

Thomas Pink

Now part of the LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey) group, Thomas Pink is a leading international luxury shirt brand with flagship stores in London’s Jermyn Street, Madison Avenue, New York and Rue Francois Premier, Paris.

Vicious Vinyl

The label garnered major international success with the Vicious Grooves release of Andy Van's Madison Avenue project and their single, "Don't Call Me Baby".

Who the Hell Are You

"Who the Hell Are You" is a song by Australian house music band Madison Avenue, released as a single from their only studio album, The Polyester Embassy, in 2000.


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Belle Kogan

In July 1932, she opened her own office at 185 Madison Avenue in New York City with a retainer from Quaker and started designing houseware products for Libbey Glass, Federal Glass, US Glass, Towle Mfg. Co., Maryland Plastics, and Bakelite Corp. Five years later, she traveled throughout Europe to study trends in Scandinavian design and by 1939 found herself at the forefront of modern design in the United States.

Heritage Village Museum

Schram Printing Company was located on Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky.

Madison Avenue Baptist Church

In 1930 the parish leased its property to be developed into the Roger Williams Hotel at 131 Madison Avenue, designed by Jardine, Hill & Murdock and named for the Baptist founder of Rhode Island, with the church sanctuary to be included in the 15-story building.

Martin Mayer

Martin Prager Mayer (born January 14, 1928, New York City) is the writer of 35 non-fiction books, including Madison Avenue, U.S.A. (1958), The Schools (1961), The Lawyers (1967), About Television (1972), The Bankers (1975), The Builders (1978), Risky Business: The Collapse of Lloyd's of London (1995), The Bankers: The Next Generation (1997), The Fed (2001), and The Judges (2005).

New York Life Insurance Company

The New York Life building, at 51 Madison Avenue, was constructed during the presidency of Darwin P. Kingsley.

Shared Values Initiative

The Shared Values Initiative was a public relations campaign created by the U.S. State Department and directed by Charlotte Beers, a former Madison Avenue advertising executive, to persuade viewers to be more aware, open and accepting of America by dispelling myths about the treatment of Muslims.

Tartu College

Tartu College is an independently owned and maintained student residence on the north side of Bloor Street West, just east of Madison Avenue, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.