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Most Recent Posts
- I’ve moved @keithyorkcity onto Instagram! April 18, 2018
- “TWO POCKET-BOOK THIEVES HELD” – May 25, 1882 March 13, 2014
- Emma Kane: A Sad End in a Queens Theater March 10, 2014
- Snapshot: 1942 Demolition of the 2nd Avenue Elevated February 4, 2014
- Death in Apartment 2G: Catherine Phelan and a Hammer made Headlines in the Heights in 1933 November 26, 2013
Most Popular Posts
- The Great Mistake of 1898: The Consolidation of a Dozen Towns into 5 Boroughs
- The Empire State Building: Constructing the World's Tallest Tower in just 17 Months
- Audrey Munson: "Miss Manhattan" Died in Obscurity in 1996
- Evelyn McHale: A Beautiful Death on 33rd Street
- The Great Theatre Massacre of 1982: Five Broadway Stages Faced the Wrecking Ball for a Marriott
- Murder at Madison Square Garden: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Kendall Thaw Made Headlines in 1906
- The Collect Pond: New York's First Source of Water was Filled in to Become "Five Points," the Worst Slum in American History
- The Grand Central Hotel: Murders, Suicides, Scandals, and Disasters in New York's Most Famous Forgotten Inn
- Lincoln Center: Making Music atop San Juan Hill
- A Pawn Shop and a Fat Men's Store in 1937
Tag Archives: Suicide
Emma Kane: A Sad End in a Queens Theater
Often, when I get struck by an idea for a blog post, the digging required to find details about my subject ends up unearthing little nuggets of history that I never expected to find. And more likely than not, it’s … Continue reading
The Grand Central Hotel: Murders, Suicides, Scandals, and Disasters in New York’s Most Famous Forgotten Inn
Today, if you stand at the intersection of Broadway and West 3rd in the Village, and look to the southwest, you’ll see a rather unassuming red brick post-modern apartment block. It is set back a few yards from the sidewalk, … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Disasters, Places
Tagged disaster, East Village, Fire, Greenwich Village, hotel, Lost History, Manhattan, murder, murder trial, New York City, Suicide, Tragedy
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Evelyn McHale: A Beautiful Death on 33rd Street
When the Empire State Building officially opened in 1931, it was an engineering marvel: by far the tallest structure on the planet, and built in just 16 months during the depths of the Great Depression. Though the weak economy caused … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Skyscrapers
Tagged Empire State Building, Manhattan, Midtown, Skyscraper, Suicide
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