As part of our anniversary 'Yesteryear' issue exploring more than a century of life in the Ukrainian Village, we looked at four key landmarks that help tell the story of the community
Illustration: Misha Tyutyunik St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church: The Heart of the Diaspora Address: 30 East 7th StreetFor almost as long as there has been a Ukrainian community in New York, St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on East 7th Street has been its heart. It’s where hundreds gathered for a special prayer service in 1986 after news of the Chernobyl disaster reached the United States.
St. George was established in 1905, its services held in the now-demolished Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church for decades, but the current church was completed in 1978. Designed by Apollinaire Osadca, a Ukrainian émigré, it is meant to evoke what was the mother church of Ukrainian Greek Catholicism, St. George Cathedral in Lviv, though on a much smaller scale.
The Selfreliance Association of Ukrainian Americans: A $1.5 Billion Success Story Address: 98 Second Avenue Illustration: Misha Tyutyunik Inside the narrow ground floor of 98 Second Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets, the walls are paneled in a dark wood reminiscent of a basement den from the 1970s. The floors are vinyl tile, and the lighting is fluorescent.
The association’s greatest legacy, however, may be its credit union, which provided a financial pillar for an immigrant community that had no money and no credit history. The credit union opened with a mere $316 in capital assets and served only individuals who could demonstrate Ukrainian ancestry. The rule still applies today, but now the credit union has $1.5 billion and 15,000 members across branches in New York.
Illustration: Misha Tyutyunik A metal-clad building emblazoned with Cyrillic characters, the Ukrainian National Home — “Ukie Nash,” as it is affectionately known to some locals — was once a pair of identical single-family rowhouses on Second Avenue. They were likely built in the early 1830s by Thomas E. Davis, a prolific but forgotten real-estate developer who designed nearby St. Marks Place.
Much of the interior remains untouched since the reopening. Bucolic paintings in ornate frames and embroidered scarves adorn the wood-paneled restaurant. Next door, the dimly lit dive bar has a log-cabin feel, earning it the name Karpaty Pub from regulars. The patrons, though, have changed a bit. On any given night, tables of mesh-shirt-clad students can be seen seated next to old men ordering vodka.
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