Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

The John J. Hannon House - 317 West 18th Street

In the first years after the end of the Civil War grocer John Haines and his family lived in the relatively new Italianate style house at ...

Thursday, November 19, 2020

The Former Colored School No. 4 Building - 128 West 17th Street

The first Blacks arrived in New Amsterdam in 1626, imported from Africa as slaves by the Dutch West India Company. During the British occ...

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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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