Stubborn Survivors: The Holdouts of West End Avenue

West End Avenue was an elegant residential thoroughfare in the 19^th century, lined with brick and brownstone mansions.  In the early 20^th century, however, fashion switched from private homes to upscale apartment living.  The rows of residences were replaced by soaring modern multi-family buildings.  For the most part.

Certain homeowners stubbornly resisted the trend.   As a result, West End Avenue has numerous eccentric left-overs—once refined rowhouses now vised between soaring apartment buildings.  They create a surprising and sometimes amusing streetscape.

Don’t miss this special program by history fan favorite Tom Miller (aka the “Daytonian in Manhattan” blogger) for an online tour of West End Avenue’s stubborn, beloved, and literally low-profile holdouts. As always, Miller will share from his trove of deeply researched historic photos and much more to tell the stories that played out within these buildings and what’s going on with them today.