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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The Randolph and Everett Jacobs House - 24 East 78th Street

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In 1871 speculative developer Silas M. Styles erected three Italianate-style rowhouses at Nos. 22 through 26 East 78th Street.  Althou...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Cloaks, Underwear and Smuggled Liquor -- Nos. 30-32 West 24th Street

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In 1910 the block of 24 th Street just west of Madison Square had seen three major transformations.   A fashionable residential ne...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The 1920 Sohmer Piano Bldg. -- No. 31 West 57th Street

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photo http://www.vnony.com/portfolio/property/31-west-57th-street/28/overview Just after the turn of the last century Jacob Rothschild...
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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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