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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

The New York Mercantile Exchange - 628-630 Broadway

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Henry Newman, the principal in Henry Newman & Co., was an importer of tailors' trimmings and clothiers' supplies.   It may ...
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Leo Schlesinger Toy Factory -- Nos. 292-296 Lafayette Street

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In 1889 Leo Schlesinger most likely surprised other businessmen along Elm Street when he supported the proposed extension of Elm ...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The 1883 Wiehl & Widmann Bldg. No. 18 Beaver Street

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photo by Alice Lum In 1883 the old building at No. 18 Beaver Street was about to come down.  For years it had been used by business...
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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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