Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Showing posts with label midtown manhattan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label midtown manhattan. Show all posts
Friday, September 15, 2023

The 1967 Grand Street Boys Foundation Building - 131-135 West 56th Street

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  At the turn of the last century, the Grand Street neighborhood in the Lower East Side was, as recalled by columnist George E. Sokolsky in ...
Friday, August 11, 2023

The 1906 Engineers' Club Building - 32-34 West 40th Street

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  photograph by Epicgenius Exclusive men's social clubs like the Union Club were formed in the first decades of the 19th century.  By th...
Friday, October 21, 2022

The 1885 William B. Keller House - 345 West 46th Street

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  John Livingston was a prolific real estate developer in the late 19th century, the Record & Guide calling him "one of our oldest ...
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Monday, June 13, 2022

The Lost Essex Hotel -- Madison Avenue and 56th Street

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  The ground floor windows on Madison Avenue were filled with stained glass.  Architecture, December 1902 (copyright expired) Francis Lynde...
Friday, May 20, 2022

The Hotel Wellington - 871 Seventh Avenue

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  On March 2, 1901 the Real Estate Record & Guide reported that Charles F. Rogers had leased "the new hotel building...on the east...
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Friday, March 4, 2022

The 1884 Peter F. Turner House - 341 West 46th Street

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  On January 12, 1884 developer John Livingston announced his plans to erect a row "stone front private dwellings" along the north...
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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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