Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Saturday, May 24, 2014

The 1884 Marquand Stable -- No. 166 E. 73rd Street

As millionaire Henry G. Marquand’s immense mansion at the corner of Madison Avenue and 68 th Street was still under construction in ...

Friday, May 23, 2014

Clement Moore's 1836 No. 444 West 22nd Street

In 1811 the forward-thinking Commissioners’ Plan, which dissected rural Manhattan above Greenwich Village into streets and avenues, was ...

Thursday, May 22, 2014

A 1920s Project Revived -- No. 226 E 68th Street

As the turn of the last century approached, the block of East 68 th Street between Second and Third Avenues was lined with brownstone-...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Cosmopolitan Hotel -- Chambers and West Broadway

photo by Nicolas Lemery Nantel / salokin.com In 1845 New York City could already offer upscale hotel accommodations to traveling...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

A Miraculous Survivor -- No. 177 West Broadway

photo by Alice Lum The block of West Broadway between Leonard and Worth Streets, now lined with loft and commercial buildings, was fa...

Monday, May 19, 2014

The Lost John Jacob Astor Mansion -- 840 Fifth Avenue

Carriages dropped off guests at the bronze gates by using the semi-circular drive-- catalog of sale of Astor Mansion (copyright expired) ...

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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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