tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post3381271088208478989..comments2024-03-27T15:11:31.862-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1868 McCreery & Co Dry Goods Store - 801 BroadwayTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-22756282868630557782022-07-08T10:41:52.232-07:002022-07-08T10:41:52.232-07:00I have, in possession, a dining table, hutch and s...I have, in possession, a dining table, hutch and sideboard whose manufacturer is James McCreery and Co. for more than 70 years. Are there other sites for mor information on this and other furniture of this vintage/origin? Thnx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-48614917968138700312020-11-12T12:27:28.491-08:002020-11-12T12:27:28.491-08:00Hi Ray. I am a McCreery, and have recently done d...Hi Ray. I am a McCreery, and have recently done dna testing. I notice we have New Zealand relatives. My G-G-G-Grandparents were James and Elizabeth McCreery. Their son Frank was my G-G-Grandfather. Which of the sons is your wife's ancestor?KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734512141337031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-35456326273559258912020-06-19T09:30:03.725-07:002020-06-19T09:30:03.725-07:00It always amazes me how some people couch their co...It always amazes me how some people couch their comments as attacks. The GVHS agrees with the Cornell (not Burnell) attribution (see here https://gvshp.org/blog/2013/05/15/mccreerys-then-now-dry-goods-to-duplexes/) as does the Landmarks Preservation Commission (see the notation towards the end of the page here: http://home2.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/97Bowery.pdf)Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-12752148080427959602020-06-19T08:39:49.501-07:002020-06-19T08:39:49.501-07:00I would like to see the evidence that this buildin...I would like to see the evidence that this building was "built by J.B. and W.W. Burnell" I have the McCreery building built by the James Clarke Hoe Company of New York. I do agree however that its a brilliant building and a shame it lost its original roof. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79845638685557758902020-01-08T09:59:26.418-08:002020-01-08T09:59:26.418-08:00Just happened to see this when I was researching M...Just happened to see this when I was researching McCreerys. It was a circus motif - my mother and I used to shop there when I was a kid and always had lunch there. I loved it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652942081303359075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-61108699249849040192018-09-21T20:15:42.343-07:002018-09-21T20:15:42.343-07:00A very interesting story related to a pewter water...A very interesting story related to a pewter water pitcher I bought in a junk store this afternoon. Awaytodress.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388630824062053982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-14945590853219602362018-06-26T03:16:51.569-07:002018-06-26T03:16:51.569-07:00Hello My wifes Mum is a McCreery related to James ...Hello My wifes Mum is a McCreery related to James but in the New Zealand branch. Ray Pichon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-76927082829583287742018-02-07T11:26:16.717-08:002018-02-07T11:26:16.717-08:00I am currently refinishing two mahogany chest of d...I am currently refinishing two mahogany chest of draws and also noticed a sticker in the back of the furniture that reads Master Made, James McCreery & Co, New York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-81676310607524227332017-05-24T10:59:55.321-07:002017-05-24T10:59:55.321-07:00You would have to post the link, I guess. I'm...You would have to post the link, I guess. I'm by far no expert on tech matters.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79092942045743231282017-05-24T09:32:02.904-07:002017-05-24T09:32:02.904-07:00wonderful historical account of McCreery's.......wonderful historical account of McCreery's.....is there any way for me to "transfer" this attachment to my facebook page ? Thx, Marina McCreery<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-72060957537753457942017-01-23T08:03:44.386-08:002017-01-23T08:03:44.386-08:00I have a little bench stamped James McCreery &...I have a little bench stamped James McCreery & Co on the bottom of the seat. Was just about to put a coat of paint on it when I noticed the stampAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148607178553851763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-20510972139279006912016-01-30T20:26:11.071-08:002016-01-30T20:26:11.071-08:00The "carousel" restaurant was in the 34t...The "carousel" restaurant was in the 34th Street McCreery's, the final location of the store (opposite the Empire State Building).Greg Shatanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678453979391355346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-57989206401970388012016-01-30T20:22:21.670-08:002016-01-30T20:22:21.670-08:00The mansard roof was almost certainly destroyed in...The mansard roof was almost certainly destroyed in the "million dollar fire" of July 1909. Photos after that show a simple flat-roofed addition instead of the mansard roof, though not the same one that is there now.Greg Shatanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678453979391355346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-28610259146094020452015-04-13T02:48:33.597-07:002015-04-13T02:48:33.597-07:00I was just reminiscing to a friend about the "...I was just reminiscing to a friend about the "Carousel" restaurant in McCreery's. It was definitely child oriented. I recall that the chairs were set into curved tracks at the tables, under the carousel. (Or maybe it was a circus big top.)<br /><br />I don't remember anything about what food was served.<br /><br />Saludos,<br />Don Cuevas Don Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-76248035026633152582011-03-15T04:01:37.996-07:002011-03-15T04:01:37.996-07:00I will never understand the mentality that took su...I will never understand the mentality that took such a beautiful mansard roof and replaced it with a prison...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com