Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, May 27, 2013

The Lost 1858 10th Street Studios Bldg. -- 51 West 10th Street

On November 10, 1938 Berenice Abbott captured the building -- photograph from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York I...

Saturday, May 25, 2013

LeBrun's 1892 Engine Company 18 -- No. 132 West 10th Street

By the last decade of the 19 th century, the booming population of Greenwich Village required increased fire protection. In 1891 t...

Friday, May 24, 2013

The 1894 Hotel St. Cloud Annex -- No. 143 West 41st Street

photo by Alice Lum Along with its extensive real estate dealings, the Astor family was familiar with the business of running hotels. ...

Thursday, May 23, 2013

A House Where Art was Created -- 61 Perry Street

photo by Alice Lum In 1828 the population of the Village of Greenwich was steadily increasing. Attractive brick homes in the Federal s...

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About Me

Tom Miller: 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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