Hotels

Willard & Jenning’s City Hotel; Niblo’s Garden; Windust’s [published July 9, 1882]

jpkntz March 11, 2024

I met Marsh, the veteran hotel clerk, probably...

The Varied History of the Knickerbocker Cottage [published Mar. 29, 1885]

jpkntz February 4, 2024

The old Knickerbocker Cottage on Sixth avenue has...

Early Days of Coney Island [published June 17, 1883]

jpkntz December 31, 2023

Everybody goes to Coney Island nowadays, and yet...

A Petty Rivalry Ruins the United States [published Feb. 4, 1883]

jpkntz December 19, 2023

The old United States Hotel, a portion of...

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

jpkntz August 3, 2023

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

Vanished Downtown Hotels [published Dec. 7, 1884]

jpkntz July 29, 2023

Three once famous downtown hotels have been completely...

Dinner Hour and the Dancing Master [published July 27, 1884]

jpkntz July 26, 2023

There are several points in everyday life in...

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19th Century New York Hotels and Their Managers [published Apr. 26, 1885]

jpkntz July 24, 2023

In old times the Hudson river and other...

Coney Island “Runners” and the Oceanic

jpkntz July 14, 2023

I went down, along with thousands of my...

The Clinton Hotel [published Jan. 11, 1885]

jpkntz July 14, 2023

I stood recently lookin’ at the Potter buildin’...