Daytonian in Manhattan

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The 1892 William B. Strong House - 240 West 138th Street

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Completed in 1892, t he 25 rowhouses along the south side of West 138th Street between today's Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powel...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The Eubie Blake House - 236 West 138th Street

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  The block of 25 homes on the south side of West 138th Street between today's Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevards...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Grace E. Lynes House - 158 West 75th Street

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  In its January 16, 1886 issue, The Record & Guide commented on the work of architect James Brown Lord, saying his groups of town house...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Bloomingdale Branch Library - 206 West 100th Street

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Many New Yorkers could not afford the luxury of buying books in the 19 th century; and prior to 1880 the few libraries that existed wer...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Toppled Balance - Nos. 153-159 West 74th Street

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When the stoop and doorway of No. 159 (left) was moved from left to right and additional windows punched into the facade in 1905, the arch...
Monday, January 6, 2014

The Lost 1897 Delmonico's -- Fifth Avenue at 44th Street

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photo circa 1898 by Byron Company, from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=Searc...
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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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