The Story of SoHo: The Iron-Clad History of ‘Hell’s Hundred Acres’
PODCAST The history of SoHo, New York’s 19th century warehouse district turned shopping mecca Picture the neighborhood of SoHo (that’s
Read morePODCAST The history of SoHo, New York’s 19th century warehouse district turned shopping mecca Picture the neighborhood of SoHo (that’s
Read moreHoppin’ History: Samuel Clemens broke through 150 years ago today. The man who would become Mark Twain first published his
Read morePODCAST Grab your fedora and take a trip with the Bowery Boys into the heart of New York City’s jazz
Read moreAbove: Restaurant workers walk off the job at Sherry’s Restaurant at Fifth Avenue in 1912 One hundred years ago today,
Read moreBy the date of this photo (1890), the Fifth Avenue Hotel, facing Madison Square Park, had already seen its share
Read moreFebruary 1961: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is presented with an award by the Americans for Democratic Action. On either
Read moreAnd a little something silly for Friday: The Hotel Seville was a brilliant Beaux-Arts jewel exemplar of the glory days
Read morepostcard from Old New York With Mad Men making its return last night on AMC, myself and many other bloggers
Read moreAbove: The first of hundreds of Bowery hotels — the old Gotham Inn in 1862. The inn, which dated from
Read moreJoshua Jackson, looking down at Gaudi in an alternate universe. Courtesy Fringe Files I promise, this is my last post
Read moreAbove: Lena Horne at the Copacabana, October 1948 Lena Horne, the Brooklyn-born entertainer who broke color barriers in the New
Read moreThe following posting is littered with television spoilers, so please avert your eyes if you’re a ‘Mad Men’ fan who
Read moreTEXT: “Sept 16th and 17th 1959‘Ice Capades’Plymouth Hotel Fire at 4:30 AMThursdayMerman in ‘Gypsy’” The Hotel Chesterfield (130-136 West 49th
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