Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Monday, August 5, 2024

The Lost Hotel Rector - 1500 Broadway

The American Architect, January 18, 1911 (copyright expired) The elegant Rector's restaurant on Broadway between 43rd and 44th Street...

Monday, June 28, 2021

The Lost New York and Criterion Theaters - Broadway and 44th Street

from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York In 1895 New York City's theater district was centered along West 23rd Street...

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Disfigured -- The 1912 Horn & Hardart Building 1557-1561 Broadway

Hidden behind signage is what was once Manhattan's first automat. via loopnet.com As the turn of the last century approached, Longacr...

Monday, March 25, 2019

The Lost "Purity" Statue - Times Square

The statue sat in the skinny island between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, between 44th and 45th Streets. photo from the collection of the...

Friday, September 30, 2016

Public School 67 - No. 120 West 46th Street

Prior to 1890 the Grand Central Stables occupied the large lot at Nos. 114 through 120 West 46th Street. The nearby Longacre Square was...

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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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