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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

J. M. Felson's 1938 Southmoor House - 230 Central Park South

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  Born in Russia in 1886, Jacob M. Felson received his architectural training at Cooper Union, opening his office in 1910.  At the time, The...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Urban Living Enhanced - 240 Central Park South

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Brothers Joseph L. B., Charles and Albert Mayer, separately and together, were a force in Manhattan real estate and development.  Josep...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Emery Roth's 1930 St. Moritz Hotel -- Central Park South at 59th Street

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If there were ever a real-life Horatio Alger story, it was Emery Roth’s.    The son of a Jewish innkeeper, one of eight children...
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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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