Month: August 2023

duelpistols

A Duel Between Gamblers Averted [published Apr. 19, 1885]

jpkntz August 3, 2023

There have been quarrels over cards at the...

citytavern

Old 18th Century Hotels, Coffee Houses, Taverns [published July 5, 1885]

jpkntz August 3, 2023

“I see you have been tellin’ us about...

johnstreettheater

The Earliest Theaters in New York [published Dec. 2, 1883]

jpkntz August 2, 2023

The theatre seems to be the oldest institution...

bumpkins2

Harry Hosts the Country Bumpkins [published Sep. 9, 1883]

jpkntz August 2, 2023

I was standin’ in front of my little...

whiteteacher

Caroline Macy Faces a Crowd of Bigots [published Sep. 30, 1883]

jpkntz August 1, 2023

CAUTION: The following column, written in 1883, profiles a...

lispenardmeadows

Vanished Streets and Thoroughfares [published Feb. 8, 1885]

jpkntz August 1, 2023

The proposed openin’ of a continuous street from...