Daytonian in Manhattan

  photo by Deansfa In the fall of 1887, Bavarian-born brewer Peter Doelger began construction of his opulent mansion at the northeast corner...

  photo by Anthony Bellov While Fifth Avenue along Central Park developed with sumptuous mansions, Central Park West on the opposite side, s...

In 1925 a massive apartment building can be seen in the background.  It had replaced the private mansions north of the Doelger residence...

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...