tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post2150558680677654479..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Ludlow-Parish Houses -- Nos. 6 and 8 E. 76th St.Tom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-2371852167581833502013-03-08T07:39:53.272-08:002013-03-08T07:39:53.272-08:00Also the Astor Ballroom was shared and essentially...Also the Astor Ballroom was shared and essentially joined the great Astor house on upper 5th Ave so maybe this was not so odd in a day when ones extended family, ones social circle, clubs, religious affliations and business partners lived and played in close proximity to one another both at home, on vacation and in business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-65176577735503242372013-03-08T05:46:30.575-08:002013-03-08T05:46:30.575-08:00Most interesting that the double townhouse seems t...Most interesting that the double townhouse seems to have been a Roosevelt family predeliction:In 1908, Sara Delano Roosevelt comissioned a similar double house for herself and her son and daughter in law at 47-49 East 65th Street. The story goes that Sara Roosevelt, the quintessential domineering "mother in law from Hell" presented plans for the house to Franklin and Eleanor as a Christmas present and then added something to the effect of " and I'll be moving in right next door". Apparently, the upper floors had connecting doors so the reception rooms of both houses could be thrown together for entertaining. It is said that they were never closed. Interesting that this somewhat odd construct had a family history.magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.com