Daytonian in Manhattan

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Showing posts with label French neo-grec architecture. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2024

The 1887 Neo-Grec 351 Sixth Avenue

Henry W. Hoops arrived in New York from his native Germany in 1851 at the age of 26. He became a prominent confectioner and ice cream dea...

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Tom Miller: 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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