tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post2589139807204148812..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1862 Mortimer Building -- 935-939 BroadwayTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80569593898083120882018-10-01T17:53:11.995-07:002018-10-01T17:53:11.995-07:00I just bought a wood cabinet - a simple kitchen pi...I just bought a wood cabinet - a simple kitchen piece. Plate on back indicates it came from FranK & Sons, manufacturers and distributors; Homefurnishing, toys, Furniture, novelties at 935 Broadway, NY. Do you know anything about this company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-25056663019185597292014-04-08T11:13:25.286-07:002014-04-08T11:13:25.286-07:00The owner seems to be negligent. Those great old ...The owner seems to be negligent. Those great old french style windows are rotting away, and the Stonework looks neglected. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785053060405834056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-92208276784603763542011-08-18T16:50:37.506-07:002011-08-18T16:50:37.506-07:00Great to know! Thanks for all the input and infor...Great to know! Thanks for all the input and information. I'll have to get a copy of the book and check it out!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-49014556959236135412011-08-18T14:22:26.358-07:002011-08-18T14:22:26.358-07:00Thanks for the very interesting building history! ...Thanks for the very interesting building history! The Thomases actually moved up to 1273 Broadway, where Jerry at least was on and off until 1879. That building was later remodeled into the Bijou theater. --DW<br /><br />P.S. There's a wealth of documentation about the 937 B'way version of their bar in the appendix I curated to the Mud Puddle Books edition of Jerry Thomas' 1862 book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-17409455319495903132011-08-18T14:10:08.702-07:002011-08-18T14:10:08.702-07:00You're right! In all my research I never foun...You're right! In all my research I never found any evidence until this minute. On Feb. 26, 1871, a notice was filed "No. 937 Broadway, Thomas' Restaurant, which runs through to Fifth-Avenue, is to be vacated by May 1 because the owner will not give a lease for more than one year at a time." So perhaps the saloon moved down the street which explains that address as well. Thanks for the very interesting information!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-43732563846074477782011-08-18T13:43:51.229-07:002011-08-18T13:43:51.229-07:00I believe the saloon was 937 Broadway/161 5th Ave....I believe the saloon was 937 Broadway/161 5th Ave. Isn't that in the Mortimer's footprint? It wasn't the southernmost bay in the building, but rather the middle one. In 1872 the Johnston store, on the corner, expanded to take over its lease. --David WondrichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-3178395642091568602011-08-18T12:21:33.320-07:002011-08-18T12:21:33.320-07:00Note that from 1866 until 1872 the ground floor ho...Note that from 1866 until 1872 the ground floor housed Jerry and George Thomas's famous saloon, which occupied the south side of the ground floor and ran from Broadway to 5th Avenue. Jerry Thomas was the most famous bartender of his day and wrote the world's first bartender's guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com