Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Friday, November 24, 2017

John W. Southack's 1865 394 Broadway

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The mansard roof was added later in the century. John W. Southack had garnered a fortune through his furniture business by the outbre...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

The 1896 St. Ann Building - 3-5 West 18th Street

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On January 8, 1895 The New York Times reported on a rash of real estate buying and proposed commercial development within a single squa...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

The Mohandas Gandhi Statue - Union Square Park

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 Posts  Only a few months after the Stock Market Crash, labor organizations, mostly Communist-led, set March 6, 1930 as International...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The Orienta - 302 West 79th Street

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Pretending to be stone, the rusticated piers framing the bowed bays are in reality, brick. The residents and developers of the Upper ...
Monday, November 20, 2017

The Lost John H. Matthews House - 176 Riverside Drive

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The Shingle style mansion was surrounded by a cast iron fence in the form of swirling, stylized vines.  The carriage house, on 90th Street...
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Saturday, November 18, 2017

The Ryder Henry House - No. 5 East 93rd Street

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In 1891 construction began on six upscale residences on East 93rd Street, steps away from Central Park.  Designed by A. B. Ogden & ...
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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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