tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post7117354423587355898..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Wm. K. Vanderbilt Mansion -- 660 5th AvenueTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-11755885398731198922023-09-20T11:10:27.062-07:002023-09-20T11:10:27.062-07:00What is the other architectural gem?What is the other architectural gem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-46987012054683933092023-06-18T09:38:31.436-07:002023-06-18T09:38:31.436-07:00It is a sad thing to have lost the mansion to a sk...It is a sad thing to have lost the mansion to a skyscraper Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-36948130674095636362021-08-13T20:01:16.633-07:002021-08-13T20:01:16.633-07:00..... You've said It All!!..... You've said It All!!Phil Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505634913426290596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-13572493129521158952021-01-17T10:19:55.895-08:002021-01-17T10:19:55.895-08:00I still own one of the original Moorish lanterns f...I still own one of the original Moorish lanterns from the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion... Carl Heck Decorative Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996409120263317149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-74421909586555109012020-08-11T16:11:30.569-07:002020-08-11T16:11:30.569-07:00I always wondered what kind of entertainments Will...I always wondered what kind of entertainments Willie K hosted in that house after his divorce from Alva. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861469876308582233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-63143815186693470482019-07-31T09:45:53.859-07:002019-07-31T09:45:53.859-07:00It's a sin! Just like Pen stationIt's a sin! Just like Pen station Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050997220714793140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-49558133197967986342019-05-21T07:11:05.516-07:002019-05-21T07:11:05.516-07:00The photo of the art gallery above is actually W.H...The photo of the art gallery above is actually W.H.V's (W.K.V.1's father) art gallery on his side of the "Triple Palace" (640 Fifth). Architectural Digest is wrong - 1 West 57th was the house of C.V.2, W.K.V.1's brother, designed by G.B.Post and later enlarged by Post & W.M.Hunt.<br />Just thought I'd add my $0.02.Joeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-81940835974169183752018-06-20T08:22:54.007-07:002018-06-20T08:22:54.007-07:00Hello. Can we get a clarification please: Archite...Hello. Can we get a clarification please: Architectural Digest has the Petite Chateau st 57th Street and 5th, where Bergdorf's now sits. Where there two Petite Chateau? Thank you!Chromehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11124070845723996573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79649971160885989922018-02-06T07:20:41.802-08:002018-02-06T07:20:41.802-08:00Every time that I see one of these jewels of craft...Every time that I see one of these jewels of craftsmanship and beauty that was destroyed, it breaks my heart. We can never get back these gems. Tragic that mankind is so stupid to destroy what they can never regain, nor think outside the box to repurpose and keep our treasures. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673621251135737864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-42052258404101553342017-04-14T14:53:20.478-07:002017-04-14T14:53:20.478-07:00it was razed and replaced by a box.it was razed and replaced by a box.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606456916010476370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10476931791920244042014-06-22T20:07:11.752-07:002014-06-22T20:07:11.752-07:00This is such a FABULOUS blog! Thank you!This is such a FABULOUS blog! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-86321521837329446082014-06-18T16:07:24.956-07:002014-06-18T16:07:24.956-07:00actually the Vanderbilt mansion was "remodele...actually the Vanderbilt mansion was "remodeled" into a ghastly modern limestone 4 story structure. If i can find the picture I will leave a link.chauncy primmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099894744964516223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-2974962620923063762014-06-16T15:26:36.799-07:002014-06-16T15:26:36.799-07:00I agree with a previous poster. This masterpiece i...I agree with a previous poster. This masterpiece is one of my top two favorites of the many lost Manhattan architectural gems. <br /><br />***A Tennessee Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-17673198355950758382014-06-16T12:49:39.479-07:002014-06-16T12:49:39.479-07:00I believe the modern building pictured above, 666 ...I believe the modern building pictured above, 666 Fifth Avenue, has been there since 1957.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-34330757724637400522014-06-16T10:47:07.286-07:002014-06-16T10:47:07.286-07:00Thanks Tom! I'd been waiting for this posting...Thanks Tom! I'd been waiting for this posting of one of my absolute favorite lost NYC houses. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413982760240675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-29182146184966467282014-06-16T10:36:43.217-07:002014-06-16T10:36:43.217-07:00I remember reading that WK Vanderbilt lived the la...I remember reading that WK Vanderbilt lived the last decade or so of his life primarily in France and that 660 was shuttered for most of this time, it's furniture under dust sheets and a skeleton staff in charge. So monumental was the task of preparing the house for occupancy, the article said, that on his rare visits to Manhattan, WK would stay at one of his clubs or a hotel rather than undergoing the bother and expense of opening the place up for a brief period.<br /><br />The mental image of Mrs. Vanderbilt and her party stepping around the wounded Mrs. Cunningham is a priceless period piece. Magnuspetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625586892328226122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-85861023384482651892014-06-16T09:33:13.974-07:002014-06-16T09:33:13.974-07:00Another significant loss from New York City's ...Another significant loss from New York City's Gilded Age era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com