Old New York yesterday & today . vels, wax flowers in glasscovers, hassocks with carpet coverings, hand painted placques in velvet frames, What Notscontaining sea shells, babys first shoes with a fresh coat of bronze, and sundry other family treasures—these and many other similar adornments proclaimed the home of refinement in the Age ofInnocence. In view of our forthcoming Ter-centenary, it seemed to me that some of us might appreciatea little remembrancer of that rather imposing event. And I thought that if it took the form ofthe book you are now reading and contained a collection of picture
Old New York yesterday & today . vels, wax flowers in glasscovers, hassocks with carpet coverings, hand painted placques in velvet frames, What Notscontaining sea shells, babys first shoes with a fresh coat of bronze, and sundry other family treasures—these and many other similar adornments proclaimed the home of refinement in the Age ofInnocence. In view of our forthcoming Ter-centenary, it seemed to me that some of us might appreciatea little remembrancer of that rather imposing event. And I thought that if it took the form ofthe book you are now reading and contained a collection of pictures showing what we were andwhat we a7-e, it might not be a bad idea. So with this initial number I have carried the plan intoexecution. Should this suggestion meet with any appreciable degree of public favor, the workwill be expanded till I have in all half a dozen of these Birthday Books. To a very great extentthe History of New York can be fairly well told in pictures. And this is what I would like to do. Henry Collins Collection of Mr. J. Clarrncr Da 1> Jj S X ^i> V ^J^ Ji IL ^ ^efa forks Jftrst ^otcl, about 1 ?S9 Htf- ?„li< On the site of the residence of Mr. Peter Delancey on Broadway, above Trinity Church, was erected the first regular hotel in our was an imposing structure for so young a metropolis, and for a long time was the largest and most conspicuous building in New to this time, taverns and private houses were the only places to which a traveller might repair for shelter, and the new hotel was avast improvement. After a long career of unusual prosperity, during which time it was the scene ot the famous Bachelors and Patri-archs Ball (the two great society events of the season) and entertained nearly all the distinguished visitors to New York, officiallyand socially, it was turned into an office building. The well-remembered Boreel Building succeeded the office building. Now the site ofthe magnificent twin office buildings. Tri
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