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The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Neighborhood Playhouse -- 466 Grand Street

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Sisters Irene and Alice Lewisohn were unmarried, wealthy and refined in 1905.   The young Jewish women became involved with Lillian D. W...
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Friday, November 27, 2015

The Henry Miller's Theatre -- 124 West 43rd Street

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photograph by the author By the first decade of the 20 th century, actor Henry Miller was not only a leading man, but a successful...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The 1912 Helen Hayes Theater -- 240 West 44th Street

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photo by Alice Lum In the first decade of the 20 th century Manhattan’s theater district had firmly rooted itself in the Times Square ne...
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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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