King's Views of New York - XXVII

Well, here it is...our FINAL installment from the magnificent early 1900s book "King's Views of New York." This is chapter 27 for us, the final 3 pages of the book. I hope you've enjoyed all the great images from the New York City of the past as much as I did the first time I laid eyes on this book.

NOW what are we gonna do around here on Fridays?




Clubs - Bar Association, 42 W. 44th St., organized '69, 2,154 members. (2) American Geographical Society, Broadway & 156th St., '52, 1,200 members. (3) Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St., '87, 3,816 . (4) Union League Club, Fifth Ave. & 39th St., '61, 1,800. (5) Union Club, Fifth Ave. & 51st St., '36, 1,600. (6) N.Y. Yacht Club, 37 W. 44th, '44, 2,235. (7) Metropolitan Club, Fifth Ave. & 60th, '91, 1,400. (8) N.Y. Athletic Club, Central Park South & Sixth Ave., '68, 4,300. (9) Engineers Club, 32 W. 40th, '88, 1,999. United Engineering Societies, through on 39th St. (10) Elks Club, 108 - 114 W. 43rd, '68, 408,000 members in U.S. (11) Republican Club, 54 W. 40th, '70, 1,700. (12) University Club, Fifth Ave. & 54th St., '65, 3,500.

*Special note: #10, the Elks Club, was completed in 1911. The building was later sold and renamed the Hotel Diplomat. During the late 1960's through the mid-1970's the Hotel Diplomat would see it's share of legendary rock and roll shows in its old run-down ballroom.


Statues & Monuments I - (1) Admiral Farragut, N.W. cor. Madison Sq. (2) Soldiers & Sailors Monument, columns 35 ft. high, Riverside Drive near 89th. (3) Carl Schurz, Morningside Drive, 116th. (4)Callendar Ball, Columbia University. (5) Washington Irving, Bryant Park. (6) Obelisk, 200 ton monolith, 3,400 years old, brought from Egypt 1880. (7) W.H. Seward, Madison Sq. (8) William Cullen Bryant, Bryant Park. (9) Lincoln, S.W. cor. Union Sq. (10) Nathan Hale, City Hall Park. (11) Washington, S.E. cor. Union Sq. (12) Verrazano, Battery Park. (13) Daniel Webster, West Drive, Central Park. (14) Chester A. Arthur, N.E. cor. Madison Sq. (15) Children's Fountain, Morningside Park. (16) Firemen's Memorial, Riverside Drive at 100th. (17) Washington & Lafayette, Morningside Ave. and 114th. (18) Richard M. Hunt Memorial, 5th Ave., near 70th.


Statues & Monuments II - (1) Hall of Records, Centre St. enterance, statues by Philip Martiny. (2) Church Missions House, Fourth Ave., cor. 22nd St. (3) College of City of New York, Convent Ave., enterance. (4) Madison Square Presbyterian Church. (5) Custon House Groups, America and Europe, by Daniel C. French. (6) Grace Episcopal Church, Broadway above 10th St. (7) Appellate Court, Wisdom, by F.W. Ruckstuhl. (8) Custom House Groups, Asia and Africa, by French. (9) Chamber of Commerce, main enterance, figures symbolical of Commerce. (10) Chamber of Commerce, statues adorning facade; Alexander Hamilton, Financier, by Philip Martiny; Gov. DeWitt Clinton, father of the Erie Canal, by Carl Bitter; John Jay, Jurist, by Bitter.