Minniesland was the name of the Harlem, New York estate that John James Audubon, his wife Lucy, and sons built for themselves in 1842 with the funds they were realizing from subscription sales of Audubon’s octavo edition of The Birds of America. Continue reading
Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) the adopted son of railroad tycoon Collis Huntington, and the assistance of his wife Anna helped to influence and advance the field of Hispanic studies in the United States in founding the Hispanic Society of America and American Numismatic Society. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Harlem architecture, Harlem history, Harlem real estate
Tagged 156th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line), American Numismatic Society, Archer Milton Huntington, Audubon Terrace, Broadway, Broadway theatre, Charles Pratt Huntington, Coin, Collecting, Ethnicity, Hispanic and Latino, Hispanic Society of America, John James Audubon, Liberty Dollar, Manhattan, marketing, Minniesland, New York City, Organizations, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Recreation, Spain, Spanish language, United States
Books about the history of Harlem have long fascinated me — my favorite being When Harlem Was in Vogue by David Levering Lewis. Continue reading
Posted in Books, editorial, Education, harlem books
Tagged Arthur Miller, Bennett Cerf, David Levering Lewis, Groucho Marx, Harlem, John James Audubon, Jonathan Gill, Milton Berle, Naples, New York, Sicily, Thomas sowell
The John James Audubon House in Harlem was built between 155th and 156 Streets just a bit west of Riverside Drive. The house was torn down in 1931 by an apartment developer, after a last-minute salvage attempt. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Harlem, Real Estate
Tagged Charles Francis Stone, Fort Washington Park, George Bird Grinnell, Harold W. Decker, Henry Hudson Parkway, John Bachman, John James Audubon, Minniesland, National Audubon Society, Reginald Pelham Bolton, Riverside Drive, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. Continue reading
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