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4 days ago · Financier Leonard W. Jerome (who was Winston Churchill ‘s maternal grandfather; the “King of Wall Street;” and founder of the American Jockey Club, the most exclusive organization of its kind...
5 days ago · Built by a business associate of Cornelius Vanderbilt, himself a builder of lavish mansions, the Leonard Jerome Mansion was located on the east side of Madison Square Park. Controversy...
4 days ago · The University Club of New York (also known as University Club) is a private social club at 1 West 54th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Founded to celebrate the union of social duty and intellectual life, the club was chartered in 1865 for the "promotion of literature and art".
- less than one acre
- 1 West 54th Street, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
- 1899; 124 years ago
May 14, 2024 · Manhattan. Here’s What Manhattan looked like in the 1960s. by Frederick Victor 192 Views. The 1960s in Manhattan was a melting pot of ideas, with Greenwich Village at its heart. Here, you’d find smoky coffeehouses filled with beatnik poets, fervent debates, and the strumming of acoustic guitars.
May 5, 2024 · Blessed with beauty, artistic talent, and a common touch, she creates a life outside the walled-in existence of the palace grounds by attending the National Art Training School—where she shockingly learns to sculpt nude models while falling passionately in love with famed sculptor Joseph Edgar Boehm.
May 9, 2024 · The story of a filthy and dangerous train ditch that became one of the swankiest addresses in the world -- Park Avenue. For over 100 years, a Park Avenue address meant wealth, glamour and the high life.
May 13, 2024 · The Sheepshead Bay Race Track was led by figures including William Kissam Vanderbilt, who managed his family’s railroad investments, as well as the grandfather of Winston Churchill, Leonard...
