Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The Albert Brod House - 168 West 77th Street

On April 1, 1893 The Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported that George F. Pelham "has the plans for the five thre...

Monday, March 25, 2019

The Lost "Purity" Statue - Times Square

The statue sat in the skinny island between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, between 44th and 45th Streets. photo from the collection of the...

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Benjamin W. Warner's 1869 58 Walker Street

Born in West Galway, New York, on June 18, 1810, Thomas C. Chalmers "was graduated with high rank from Union College," accord...

Friday, March 22, 2019

Steele & Costigan's 1877 228 West 10th Street

Real estate agents E. S. & B. F. Burnham advertised the "three story high stoop brick House...and shop Property" at 228 W...

Thursday, March 21, 2019

The 1847 Thomas Ward House - 866 Broadway

Citizens of New York were understandably terrified when in 1793 a yellow fever epidemic broke out in Philadelphia. Just two years e...

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About Me

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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