Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, June 27, 2016

The Lost Kip's House -- 35th Street and 2nd Avenue

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The above sketch was reproduced the year before the Kip's House was demolished.  Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution, by Benson J. ...
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Saturday, June 25, 2016

The Henry M. Field House -- No. 22 Gramercy Park

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On February 3, 1854 a young woman placed an advertisement in The New York Herald :  “Wanted—A situation by a respectable girl, a...
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Friday, June 24, 2016

The Alabama House -- Nos. 219-221 Bowery

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By the end of the Civil War the Bowery had changed from an upscale street of brick-faced homes.   Businesses, music halls and biergar...
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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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