tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post9218065967145786608..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Tin Pan Alley ThreatenedBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-72781367509562031212008-11-09T09:54:00.000-08:002008-11-09T09:54:00.000-08:00I'm interested in learning more about efforts to s...I'm interested in learning more about efforts to save these historic buildings.<BR/><BR/>Between 1869-1891, number 51 W 28th Street was the home of William W. Jones, MD (1813-1891). I'm descended from his brother, Edward Mortimer Jones.Tracy W Messer, APRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549688502247425533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-19102289396260056112008-10-09T11:22:00.001-07:002008-10-09T11:22:00.001-07:00Excellent work bringing this to light, however: Em...Excellent work bringing this to light, however: Emma Goldman was a Russian Anarchist, not an American Socialist.Jeff with one 'f'https://www.blogger.com/profile/05744612696537883583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-72009137555507627952008-10-09T06:40:00.000-07:002008-10-09T06:40:00.000-07:00It seems a fair amount of people seem to agreed th...It seems a fair amount of people seem to agreed that these buildings need to be put on the Landmarks Commission's radar. Perhaps it's time to start doing something about it.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-44420581678381152342008-10-09T04:25:00.000-07:002008-10-09T04:25:00.000-07:00I devote a chapter to these buildings in my book, ...I devote a chapter to these buildings in my book, Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville, which will be out early next summer by NYU Press. All I can say is that to lose them would be a cultural tragedy. They were the earliest and, in many ways, most important buildings in Tin Pan Alley - the place where the popular music industry in the US was created and nurtured, during the 1890s and the first few years after 1900. Numbers 49 and 51 stand out as especially significant, historically - they were the first buildings in the area to become publishing offices when the Witmark brothers (whose company survives today) moved there in 1893.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope that something can be done to help save them!David Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122435459767425860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-54775514960845965172008-10-08T19:03:00.000-07:002008-10-08T19:03:00.000-07:00Thank you for this important article.I hope this n...Thank you for this important article.<BR/>I hope this news hits show biz people who care about the history of these buildings #45-55 West 28th street.<BR/>#45 where Gershwin worked is a different landlord then the above.<BR/>There are 3- Sisters who own 47 -55 west 28th street aka JoFra reality,the children of Frank<BR/>Dagostino(sic?) who owns these buildings<BR/>that you mentioned.He was a florist.<BR/><BR/>Zero Mostel's the actor's. son Toby<BR/>Mostel has written (in the 1980's)<BR/>a history of these buildings which<BR/>can be found at The Municipal Arts<BR/>Society of NY.<BR/>The MAS may first tell you " they cannot find the Mostel history of <BR/>Tin Pan Alley "but persevere.<BR/><BR/>A shame that the buildings that<BR/>gave us the song'Give my regards<BR/>to Broadway" will disappear if no one cares from the Broadway area.<BR/><BR/>Many artists live there as well and<BR/>of course the last semblance of the<BR/>Wholesale flower market...boooooo!Christopher Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077553457230808847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-49570332518622901212008-10-08T18:23:00.000-07:002008-10-08T18:23:00.000-07:00Thankyou for this news.Sad to see the possibility ...Thankyou for this news.<BR/>Sad to see the possibility of these<BR/>what would be historic buildings in<BR/>any other city,get torn down for<BR/>another generic hi rise,phooey!<BR/>Where are the show boz people on this<BR/>one ,like Steven Soundhiem,etc.<BR/><BR/>Wheres our Mayor?<BR/>who loves the arts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com