NYC ca 1775
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singhals
NYC ca 1775
WAS there a city directory for NYC/Manhattan for the 1775 +/- 2 years
time period?
Does anyone have quick access to it if there was? I need to know where
a place called Peacock Tavern was located. Probably in the Wall St
area, but that's bald guesswork.
I didn't find anything on the GenWeb site.
Cheryl
time period?
Does anyone have quick access to it if there was? I need to know where
a place called Peacock Tavern was located. Probably in the Wall St
area, but that's bald guesswork.
I didn't find anything on the GenWeb site.
Cheryl
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Huntersglenn
Re: NYC ca 1775
This is going to sound odd, but there's a husband/wife writing team who
have a series of books set in New York, and the books cover a wide range
of years, including the years you're looking at. They've done a lot of
research on buildings from those time periods and might know the place
you're looking for.
They've got a website, and you can contact one or both of them through it:
http://www.meyersmysteries.com/home.html
Hope that helps (and even if it doesn't, the books are well worth reading),
Cathy
singhals wrote:
have a series of books set in New York, and the books cover a wide range
of years, including the years you're looking at. They've done a lot of
research on buildings from those time periods and might know the place
you're looking for.
They've got a website, and you can contact one or both of them through it:
http://www.meyersmysteries.com/home.html
Hope that helps (and even if it doesn't, the books are well worth reading),
Cathy
singhals wrote:
WAS there a city directory for NYC/Manhattan for the 1775 +/- 2 years
time period?
Does anyone have quick access to it if there was? I need to know where
a place called Peacock Tavern was located. Probably in the Wall St
area, but that's bald guesswork.
I didn't find anything on the GenWeb site.
Cheryl
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singhals
Re: NYC ca 1775
Thanks, I'll try there.
Cheryl
Huntersglenn wrote:
Cheryl
Huntersglenn wrote:
This is going to sound odd, but there's a husband/wife writing team who
have a series of books set in New York, and the books cover a wide range
of years, including the years you're looking at. They've done a lot of
research on buildings from those time periods and might know the place
you're looking for.
They've got a website, and you can contact one or both of them through it:
http://www.meyersmysteries.com/home.html
Hope that helps (and even if it doesn't, the books are well worth reading),
Cathy
singhals wrote:
WAS there a city directory for NYC/Manhattan for the 1775 +/- 2 years
time period?
Does anyone have quick access to it if there was? I need to know
where a place called Peacock Tavern was located. Probably in the Wall
St area, but that's bald guesswork.
I didn't find anything on the GenWeb site.
Cheryl
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granitegriz
Re: NYC ca 1775
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
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Robert Lightburn
Re: NYC ca 1775
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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find the tavern that you're looking for in one of the early directories.
Bob
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Thanks, I'll try there.
Cheryl
Huntersglenn wrote:
This is going to sound odd, but there's a husband/wife writing team who
have a series of books set in New York, and the books cover a wide range
of years, including the years you're looking at. They've done a lot of
research on buildings from those time periods and might know the place
you're looking for.
They've got a website, and you can contact one or both of them through
it:
http://www.meyersmysteries.com/home.html
Hope that helps (and even if it doesn't, the books are well worth
reading),
Cathy
singhals wrote:
WAS there a city directory for NYC/Manhattan for the 1775 +/- 2 years
time period?
Does anyone have quick access to it if there was? I need to know where
a place called Peacock Tavern was located. Probably in the Wall St
area, but that's bald guesswork.
I didn't find anything on the GenWeb site.
Cheryl
As far as I know, the New York City directories date from 1786. You may
find the tavern that you're looking for in one of the early directories.
Bob
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singhals
Re: NYC ca 1775
granitegriz wrote:
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
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catalpa
Re: NYC ca 1775
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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The city limits of NYC were well North of Wall Street before the 1770s. You
can view old NYC maps at http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html .
news:Hs6dnamwC8QLsUDZnZ2dnUVZ_rOdnZ2d@rcn.net...
granitegriz wrote:
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
The city limits of NYC were well North of Wall Street before the 1770s. You
can view old NYC maps at http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html .
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singhals
Re: NYC ca 1775
catalpa wrote:
Thanks! Certainly contradicts everything I heard last week in NYC, but
still -- the Waldorf is up at Central Park (which I cannot identify on
the 1767 map) and the cemetery is a few blocks from the Battery. It
seems to be too far away.
Cheryl
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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granitegriz wrote:
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
The city limits of NYC were well North of Wall Street before the 1770s. You
can view old NYC maps at http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html .
Thanks! Certainly contradicts everything I heard last week in NYC, but
still -- the Waldorf is up at Central Park (which I cannot identify on
the 1767 map) and the cemetery is a few blocks from the Battery. It
seems to be too far away.
Cheryl
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KMP
Re: NYC ca 1775
singhals wrote:
See http://www.centralparknyc.org/centralparkhistory.
Kathy
catalpa wrote:
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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granitegriz wrote:
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
The city limits of NYC were well North of Wall Street before the
1770s. You
can view old NYC maps at
http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html .
Thanks! Certainly contradicts everything I heard last week in NYC, but
still -- the Waldorf is up at Central Park (which I cannot identify on
the 1767 map) and the cemetery is a few blocks from the Battery. It
seems to be too far away.
Cheryl
No Central Park in the 18th century - it was designed by the Olmsteads.
See http://www.centralparknyc.org/centralparkhistory.
Kathy
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catalpa
Re: NYC ca 1775
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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To clarify, I was only responding to the incorrect information about Wall
Street. I agree with you that Peacock Alley is too far north to be correct.
A possible problem with finding a building location in 1775 is that a third
of the city burned down in the Great Fire of 1776.
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catalpa wrote:
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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granitegriz wrote:
Most likely it was located at Peacock Alley (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) ...
Interesting. I checked a map or two though and the Waldorf is waaaaaay
far north of Wall Street which I'm told was the city limits of NYC in
the 1770s. Thanks!
Cheryl
The city limits of NYC were well North of Wall Street before the 1770s.
You
can view old NYC maps at http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html
..
Thanks! Certainly contradicts everything I heard last week in NYC, but
still -- the Waldorf is up at Central Park (which I cannot identify on
the 1767 map) and the cemetery is a few blocks from the Battery. It
seems to be too far away.
Cheryl
To clarify, I was only responding to the incorrect information about Wall
Street. I agree with you that Peacock Alley is too far north to be correct.
A possible problem with finding a building location in 1775 is that a third
of the city burned down in the Great Fire of 1776.