Daytonian in Manhattan

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Showing posts with label irving place. Show all posts
Showing posts with label irving place. Show all posts
Monday, June 27, 2022

The Lost Irving Place Theatre - 11-13 Irving Place

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  from the collection of the New York Public Library On December 20, 1860 Irving Hall opened with a grand ball.  Situated on the southwest c...
Saturday, June 11, 2022

George F. Pelham's 1930 Gramercy Square Apartments - 81 Irving Place

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  The upscale tenor of Gramercy Square (later Gramercy Park) spilled down the side streets.  In 1852 Richard S. Fellowes and his wife, Emma,...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

The Michael Magrath House - 74 Irving Place

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As early as 1846 Benjamin L. Blonk lived in the 26-foot wide house at No. 74 Irving Place between 18th and 19th Street.  City director...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

Lyndon P Smith's 1898 76 Irving Place

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Born in 1815, Francis Ferdinand Marbury married Elizabeth McCoun in 1843, three years after being admitted to the New York Bar.  His s...
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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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