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CartierJames Marcel - Cartier Street (Queens) Present name:87th Street Location:Between 25th Avenue and 30th Avenue Honoree: James Marcel Cartier (b. 1975), an electrician working at the World Trade Center was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/34 Place de Cartier (Manhattan) Present name:52nd Street Location:Between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue Honoree: The Cartier jewelry firm was founded in by Louis-Francois Cartier in Paris in 1847. The New York branch was opened in 1909 by his grandson Pierre. He lived on 52nd Street in the house where the business is now located. The home was originally purchased with a Cartier necklace. LL:2003/14 |
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