Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Saturday, February 21, 2026

The 1880 St. Nicholas - 10 St. Mark's Place

photograph by Anthony Bellov Beginning in 1831, the three-block section of East 8th Street known as St. Mark's Place, saw the rise of ...

Friday, February 20, 2026

The 1852 Charles C. Buxton Grocery - 380 Bleecker Street

In 1850, Charles C. Buxton and his family lived at 155 Amos Street, near his grocery store on Bleecker Street. (Amos Street would be rena...

Thursday, February 19, 2026

The William and Martha Hutcheson Mansion - 1211 Park Avenue

On June 29, 1889, the Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported that architects Flemer & Koehler had filed plans for eig...

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

The 1874 Bloomingdale Turnverein - 341 West 47th Street

photograph by Carole Teller Substantial German immigration into New York City began in the 1830s and continued to grow. In the 1850s, aro...

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The St. Francis Court - 583 Riverside Drive

image via eqarchitects.com On September 29, 1905, the architectural firm of Neville & Bagge filed plans for a six-story "brick and ...

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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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