Daytonian in Manhattan

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Original Empire State Building - 640 Broadway

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In 1839 John Mason died in his stylish mansion on the southeast corner of Broadway and Bleecker Street.  Known as the "father of th...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Wallace & Co. Bldg. No. 1149 Broadway

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Like so many of the homes along Broadway around Madison Square, the brick-faced house at No. 1149 had been converted for business...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The 1893 Makeover of No. 44 West 22nd Street

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In 1851 as the expanding upscale residential neighborhood of Fifth Avenue spilled onto the side streets, attorney John Latson moved i...
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Born in Dayton, Ohio, I relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, I have written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). I am the author of "Seeking New York" and "Seeking Chicago," and contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications..
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