Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The 1888 Nos. 117-119 Hudson Street

John Castree was three years old when he arrived in New York from Ireland in 1814. As he grew he worked in the grocery store of his un...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The 1849 Congregation Anshe Chesed -- No. 172 Norfolk Street

photo by Alice Lum The governor of Nieuw Amsterdam, Peter Suyvesant, had a strong and simple view on religion: he was right and all ...

Monday, June 23, 2014

The Lost Calumet Club--267 Fifth Avenue

The combined mansions sit behind a heavy iron fence in 1902. photo by Byron Company, from the collection of the Museum of the Cit...

Saturday, June 21, 2014

The 1871 Samuel Morse Statue - Central Park

photo by Alice Lum In 1825, portrait artist Samuel Finley Breese Morse was in Washington D.C. working on the portrait of Lafayette co...

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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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