Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

A "More Pleasing Type of Architecture" -- No. 37 West 72nd Street

Shiny automobiles were parked along the curb when Wurts Bros. photographed the building on May 16, 1950. Harmon & Hart relieved...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The 1924 Shelton Hotel -- 49th and Lexington

In the jazzy, early days of the 1920's James T. Lee had an idea – a big one. He envisioned an enormous bachelor hotel, as much a men’s c...

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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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