Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Unlikely Survivors -- Nos. 354 and 355 Central Park West

›
While magnificent palaces facing Central Park rose along Fifth Avenue in the 1880s; Central Park West sat mostly undeveloped.   The ...
2 comments:
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Engine Company No. 15 -- No. 269 Henry Street

›
  To the left of the 1884 fire house an elegant Federal home survives. Before 1865 New York City’s fire fighting depended on a di...
7 comments:
Friday, April 22, 2016

George Pelham's 1897 No. 97 Wooster Street

›
In the years following the Civil War the block of modest brick-faced homes on Wooster Street between Prince and Spring Street ha...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
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..
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.