Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Friday, July 31, 2026

The Hotel Albert - University Place and 11th Street

Midway between two elegant residential enclaves--Washington Square and Union Square--the block of East 11th Street between University Plac...

Monday, November 4, 2024

The Lost Astor Building - 10-12 Wall Street

from King's Photographic Views of New York, 1895 (copyright expired) On January 15, 1881, the Real Estate Record & Builders' G...

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Henry J. Hardenbergh's 1889 121 East 89th Street

The socially prominent Rhinelander family traced its American roots to Philip Jacob Rhinelander, who arrived in the New World in 1686. In...

Monday, June 3, 2024

The Lost Fifth Avenue Estates Bldg - 787 Fifth Avenue

The New York Architect, 1907 (copyright expired) On September 20, 1902, the Real Estate Record & Guide reported, "The Fifth Ave...

Monday, September 21, 2020

The 1884 Dakota Apartments - 1 West 72nd Street

In 1992 nearly a century of black grime was removed from the building, exposing Hardenbergh's warm palette of brick and stone. photo by...

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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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