Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Showing posts with label neo-gothic architecture. Show all posts
Friday, September 25, 2026

The Bush Terminal Sales Building - 130 West 42nd Street

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  photograph by Epicgenius In 1895, Irving T. Bush conceived a solution to shipping, storage and distribution costs.  His Bush Company organ...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The 1916 Remsen Building - 148 Madison Avenue

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  photograph by acronson Born on February 7, 1856, Dr. Charles Remsen was the grandson of Benjamin Remsen, who served as secretary to Thomas...
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Friday, April 17, 2026

The Evangelical Lutheran Savior (Sts. Kyril & Metodi Bulgarian Cathedral) 552 W. 50th St.

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    photograph by Farragutful On the evening of September 4, 1887, fire broke out on the second floor of the tenement building at 552 West 5...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

The 1911 Zinn Building - 210 Eleventh Avenue

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  photograph by Jim Henderson Around 1847 when he was 16 years old, Simon Zinn left his native Bavaria.  Upon arriving in New York City, he ...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

The 1st German M. E. Church (Church of All Nations) 48 St. Mark's Pl.

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  48 St. Mark's Place originally would have been similar to the house to the left. photograph by the author The recently built Greek Rev...
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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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