Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Monday, August 27, 2018

The Lost U. S. Grant House - 3 East 66th Street

When this photo was taken, only No. 3 survived of the original row. It had lost its rooftop balustrade by now. original source unknow...

Friday, November 28, 2014

The Samuel Shaw Mansion -- 280 West End Avenue

In 1887, developer William J. Merritt began an ambitious project on the developing Upper West Side just east of Riverside Drive. ...

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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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