3. Andy Warhol’s Studio 159 E. 87th Street

In 1960, Hook and Ladder Company 13 moved to a new location on East 85th Street.  In 1962, Andy Warhol rented the entire firehouse on E. 87th Street for $150 and used the second floor as his first real studio. In this firehouse, he worked on the famous portraits of Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley.

You can see the 1966 certificate of occupancy in the NYC Department of Buildings which lists it as an art gallery. There isn’t too much information about its current usage, but NYC Planning and Street Easy records show it’s not abandoned. It was rented out in 2010 but is not currently listed.