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Riverdale

Rita recorded “Riverdale” for Undated.

From Rita’s list

Rita Bartscherer’s handwritten entry: Riverdale — Undated

Identification still open — no building photograph assigned.

01The story

Why this project matters

Project identity
Open
Kelly connection
Family source
Masonry scope
Unresolved

Rita’s list

Rita Bartscherer’s handwritten entry: Riverdale — Undated

Transcription: Riverdale — Undated

Recorded by Rita Bartscherer · Bartscherer family record

Entry

KM-045

Sheet

1 of two

As written

“Riverdale — Undated”

The exact project or site has not yet been identified.

Why it matters

'Riverdale' is a neighborhood-sized clue rather than a building name. The mystery shows how a contractor's working memory could preserve geography while losing the client and exact site.

02What Kelly did

What Kelly did here

Kelly connection

Family source

Scope confidence

Unresolved

The masonry package on this job has not been established. The entry rests on the family record alone, and nothing further is claimed here.

03Who built it

The construction team

The construction team for this job has not yet been established.

04What happened

What happened to it

Unknown

On the map

Riverdale, New York

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    pincusco.com

    2500 johnson avenue

  3. 03
    commons.wikimedia.org

    File:Apartment buildings in the Bronx along the Harlem River.jpg

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