Category Archives: Geography

Gilsey House Hotel

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Sara Donati

In part adapted from Wikipedia. Gilsey House was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch for Peter Gilsey, a Danish immigrant merchant and city alderman. It was constructed from 1869 to 1871 at the cost of $350,000, and opened in 1872. The hotel … Continue reading →

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Croton Water Reservoir

Posted on 20 October 2015 by Sara Donati

Croton Distributing Reservoir, also known as the Murray Hill Reservoir, was an above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It supplied the city with drinking water during the 19th century. The … Continue reading →

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Herald and Greeley Squares

Posted on 20 October 2015 by Sara Donati

Herald Square was named for the NY Herald Newspaper headquarters It is formed by the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 34th Street. The intersection is a typical Manhattan bow-tie square that consists of two named sections: Herald Square to the north (uptown) and Greeley … Continue reading →