Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Frederick Zobel's Nos. 147-149 West 22nd Street

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Change had already come to the West 22 nd Street block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues by the last decade of the 19 th centu...
Monday, December 28, 2015

The Lost Plaza Hotel -- 5th Avenue and 59th Street

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photo from the collection of the Library of Congress In 1883, the entrance to Central Park at the northwest corner of Fifth Ave...
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Saturday, December 26, 2015

The Albert Strauss Mansion -- No. 27 East 69th Street

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photograph by the author Charles Buek & Co. often maximized its profits by eliminating one step of the speculative real est...
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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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