Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, April 23, 2012

The Lost 1848 Cottage Row -- 7th Avenue between 12th and 13th Street

On March 30, 1936 famed photograph Berenice Abbot captured Rhinelander Row, known popularly as "Cottage Row." -- photo Library o...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

The 1902 Algonquin Hotel -- No. 59 West 44th Street

Windows are boarded up in early 2012 as renovations are being completed -- photo by Alice Lum The 44 th Street block between 5 th and...

Friday, April 20, 2012

The 1912 20th Street Police Station -- 230 West 20th Street

By 1908, conditions at the outdated 17 th Precinct station house at 230 West 20 th Street had become deplorable. The official inspectio...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Bldg -- No. 20 West 44th Street

photo by Alice Lum The trustees of the Berkeley School for Boys gambled, perhaps, on their choice of sites for the new school building i...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The 1912 Helen Hayes Theater -- 240 West 44th Street

photo by Alice Lum In the first decade of the 20 th century Manhattan’s theater district had firmly rooted itself in the Times Square ne...

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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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