Daytonian in Manhattan

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Friday, August 17, 2012

The 1882 Rogers, Peet & Co. Building -- Nos. 569-575 Broadway

When William Backhouse Astor died in 1875 his more than $100 million estate was passed on to his two sons, William and John Jacob III. ...

Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Astor Offices at Nos. 21 and 23 West 26th Street

No. 23 (left) and No. 21 were once mirror images. The unapologetically modern roof addition to No. 21 was added in 1992 -- photo by Alic...

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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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