Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, November 25, 2019

The Lost Michael Sampter House - 2138 Fifth Avenue

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A handsome wooden fence surrounds the property.  Note the two stone hitching posts.  from the collection of the Museum of the City of  Ne...
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Saturday, November 23, 2019

A Marble Beauty - 40 White Street

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photograph by Pam Frederick The once respectable nature of the White Street block between Broadway and Church Streets had declined by...
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Friday, November 22, 2019

The Sapphire Hotel - 337-339 West Broadway

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When Mary McDonell sold the property at the northeast corner of South Fifth Avenue and Grand Street to Joseph I. West on January 23, 18...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

The Corn Exchange Bank Building - 204 West 4th Street

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Founded in 1853, Corn Exchange Bank had gobbled up other banking institutions like the Astor Place Bank, the Home Bank and the Washingt...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The 1930 Hangar Club - 34-36 East 63rd Street

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On August 16, 1929 The New York Times reported on the "development of a new club for men interested in aviation."  On the pr...
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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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