Daytonian in Manhattan

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Showing posts with label Jeremiah C. Lyons. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Jeremiah C. Lyons. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The 1903 Mansion at No. 1016 Madison Avenue

No. 1016 Madison Avenue was the centerpiece of the three mansions -- photo by Alice Lum At the turn of the last century Madison Avenue r...

Monday, March 7, 2011

The 1898 New Era Building - 495 Broadway

photo by Hubert J. Steed As the 19th Century wound to a close, Jeremiah C. Lyons had become one of the most prominent real estate develo...

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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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