Daytonian in Manhattan

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

The E. Oelbermann & Co. Building - 57-63 Greene Street

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  In 1858 German-born Emil Oelbermann co-founded the dry goods firm Noell & Oelbermann.  O n December 1, 1874 Oelbermann and his new par...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Several Faces of 1 Broadway

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Nothing of the current facade hints at its appearance in 1884. photograph by Gryffindor Cyrus Field’s rise from an errand boy in A. T...
Monday, May 12, 2014

The Lost German Savings Bank -- 14th Street & 4th Ave

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The German Savings Bank dominated the eastern corner around the turn of the century -- photograph by Wurts Bros. from the collection of ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

The Lost Equitable Building -- Broadway and Pine St.

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In 1899 artist C. Graham captured the Equitable Building in a charming watercolor -- from the collection of the Museum of the City of New...
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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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