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Monday, September 28, 2020

The Sadly Abused 1884 Nos. 254 and 256 West 88th Street

The uppermost floors hint at the homes' proud beginnings above their obliterated basement and parlor levels. photo via crixi.com ...

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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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