tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post7271108011481235165..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: Mckim, Mead & Bigelow's Nos. 62-64 E. 34th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-12539070069988898062022-11-09T01:43:07.605-08:002022-11-09T01:43:07.605-08:00I'd love to hear about this, my wife and I hav...I'd love to hear about this, my wife and I have lived on the fourth floor for a few years now.. i must say, never before have I lived in a building that enamored me like this one.General Ennuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275770939368767748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-41480577365386141272021-01-25T07:59:19.114-08:002021-01-25T07:59:19.114-08:00I'm interested in the telescope dome as well, ...I'm interested in the telescope dome as well, it's the telescope itself still there?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827353205446360162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-73774746610319771792020-08-01T09:16:09.150-07:002020-08-01T09:16:09.150-07:00the area that would have had the telescope was all...the area that would have had the telescope was all metal. it had hollow metal colums and metal panels on the walls that feigned wood like a nice old door would have. 34th sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577138551257960371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15000145552022768472020-04-16T10:48:02.114-07:002020-04-16T10:48:02.114-07:00Thank you so much. Exquisite tile work around tha...Thank you so much. Exquisite tile work around that wonderful mantelpiece.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80569211887436140822020-04-16T08:56:23.334-07:002020-04-16T08:56:23.334-07:00My friend lives in this building and I had taken a...My friend lives in this building and I had taken a few photos before I researched the building and stumbled upon this goldmine of a blog. Here are some pictures on the link below from his unit and I'll try to take a few more. There are some remaining details, including an ornate fireplace. I'll try to get more pictures of the stairwell as well as the large mirror. Wish I could see pictures of the original structure before it was reconfigured. <br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/124917761@N08/albums/72157713914906103Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-30180069678260200442019-10-12T12:45:57.810-07:002019-10-12T12:45:57.810-07:00I have been going to the nail salon in the buildin...I have been going to the nail salon in the building & have been fascinated by the massive wooded staircase that curves round & round<br />up thru the whole building....although not in good shape now, but reading the history of the building, I realize this massive<br />mahoghany staircase is a treasure of old NY. I have been fascinated by the building & knew it had to have a history. Thanks for the write-up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786000231189826734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-59435129183828888082019-08-20T13:46:07.232-07:002019-08-20T13:46:07.232-07:00Sorry. I know nothing about that detail. Perhaps...Sorry. I know nothing about that detail. Perhaps another reader can help.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-22452673887108113232019-08-20T13:33:06.725-07:002019-08-20T13:33:06.725-07:00Can you tell us anything about the telescope dome ...Can you tell us anything about the telescope dome on the roof? What is there now? Someone must be taking care of the dome as it looks to be in very good condition!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-52709696245165368392018-04-20T02:29:15.595-07:002018-04-20T02:29:15.595-07:00I grew up in this building, in the penthouse. It w...I grew up in this building, in the penthouse. It was the most inventive ingenuitive secret architecture of a building that I could imagine. I could go on for days on the nuances of how this building was designed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918936263717986892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-9446900842007057422017-08-11T20:06:36.839-07:002017-08-11T20:06:36.839-07:00Isn't that what Huxtable called "box top ...Isn't that what Huxtable called "box top preservation"? <br />Especially unrealistic of LPC in a city like New York.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955587109976174014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-7702564750895946652017-08-11T11:18:00.954-07:002017-08-11T11:18:00.954-07:00That paradigm is specious and should be changed. That paradigm is specious and should be changed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955587109976174014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-18953854279428556822017-08-09T05:51:17.496-07:002017-08-09T05:51:17.496-07:00I would love to see that happen. But the LPC is r...I would love to see that happen. But the LPC is reticent to designate altered structures and this one certainly falls into that category.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-28315938557121734602017-08-09T05:14:11.778-07:002017-08-09T05:14:11.778-07:00Should landmark designation be proposed?Should landmark designation be proposed?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955587109976174014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-82075603699890778002017-08-09T02:31:16.323-07:002017-08-09T02:31:16.323-07:00Possibly. I see that the three joint properties we...Possibly. I see that the three joint properties were on the market recently.<br />Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-37232970049503450192017-08-09T00:38:33.402-07:002017-08-09T00:38:33.402-07:00The facades have recently been spruced up -- new o...The facades have recently been spruced up -- new owner?<br />Joel Lobenthalhttp://lobenthal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-83183090211024024512017-02-17T18:21:00.687-08:002017-02-17T18:21:00.687-08:00There's a whole other chapter.
Number 64 was ...There's a whole other chapter.<br /><br />Number 64 was the home of legendary drag performer Bert Savoy! <br /><br /><br /><br />LamartineChelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832446675236398681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-49622201356878681232012-12-05T07:01:04.511-08:002012-12-05T07:01:04.511-08:00I walk by this little group of townhouses all the ...I walk by this little group of townhouses all the time and always wondered about their history and also how long they will survive. If only they could receive some restoration, it would be quite a sight to see them get protection as virtually the last, if not the last, former residential homes still standing on 34th Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com