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Harry Schwartz's laundry looted
Schwartz was one of 106 white business owners who brought suit against the city, only a small number of who were named in newspaper stories. Several of those who were identified had businesses located in the blocks of Lenox Avenue immediately surrounding Schwartz's store. The New York Supreme Court heard claims for larger amounts of damages, over $1000, so the looting of Schwartz's laundry must have involved the theft of significant amounts of clothing and damage to the store fixtures. The story did not mention the amount of damages the jury awarded him.
A white-owned laundry was still operating at this address in the second half of 1935, when the MCCH conducted its business survey. The Tax Department photograph taken between 1939 and 1941 shows a laundry still at this location in photograph, suggesting that Schwartz was able to remain in business