Hey Ken. You should write a book and picture all the lost mansions of New York and various other cities around the country. It would be a fascinating look into all the lost architecture that once graced our cities and what our cities could have looked like.
It is dreadful the way wealthy entrepreneurs and government destroyed significant buildings all over the country.All of these architectural and historic buildings will never ever be able to be reproduced again.. at least pictures survive...thanks Ken for another excellent visit
It makes one wonder why all these buildings were destroyed. Most built within the same timeframe and also demolished within the same duration. Makes a person ponder 🤔
Such a waste, I'm so glad Europe preserved and re-purposed its ancient buildings. It would be far less interesting if old architecture was torn down, and replaced by bland, modern buildings. .. Let's think about why tourists flock to Europe.
No, it could not be imagined that a society would spend the money it would cost to preserve these elaborate and decadent mansions and estates located on some of the most valuable real estate on the planet, valuable to house the workers, clerks, and executives making the money that was making The United States the most powerful country in the world.
Yes. Could you imagine that place remade into large condos. Say four or five. They do that in England. Space in the city is golden, so one family might not be able to afford it alone..but several could have kept it standing. We have to get more creative, change zonings or building rules. Such a waste to demolish it for the bland thing they replaced it with.
@@lawrencesiskind3554the turn over of money to keep the buildings up could survive when they make the buildings repurposed to open businesses that would be needed could keep them open and standing, and if supplies could do more whole sales, bargains for keeping the progress ongoing.😁
How did it get so bad? Architecture curriculum was taken over by the Jewish intellectuals of the Frankfurt School. See Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, et al
@@ethelrod1648 in the magazine..this old house.. they often spotlight houses that are basically on the block. Either they're in bad shape, need to be moved, or owners just don't want to be bothered. Some are even designated as of historical significance. They're for sale even! If i was younger might have tried to restore at least one. Once restored the property is well worth the effort. They're often going for pennies on the dollar.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of Riverside Drive. The mansions were beyond luxurious. Charles Schwab's story sounds movie-worthy and Carnegie's comment regarding his mansion being a shack in comparison to Schwab's had me lol. Apparently, more thought was put into the construction of Tryon Hall than a way to save it in the event of a fire. What's left of the grand entrance of Seaman Mansion, with the graffiti, reminds me of the words of King Solomon. Thank you, Ken.
More like the pharaoh Ramesses II, in Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" or in his friend Horace Smith's rather more blunt poem of the same name: In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws The only shadow that the Desart knows: -- "I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone, "The King of Kings; this mighty City shows "The wonders of my hand." -- The City's gone, -- Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose The site of this forgotten Babylon.
I think I understand why these mansions were demolished. But it still makes me very sad that this state of affairs had to occur. You did a great job Ken. A great video filled with a lot of knowledge. Many thanks!
Wow this is an instant classic. 25 minutes of NY history alongside Riverside Drive. I did not realize Schwab died basically penniless. As Schwab is a German name it made me think. I was stationed ‘85-90 near Heidelberg in the West Germany, and the city not only has the gorgeous Fortress/Palace on the hill above. It also has some beautiful and historic estates just across the Neckar River. It was one of the few cities we didn’t bomb in WWII so everything’s still there.
I like your longer videos and that you tell stories of the owners as well as showing us the houses. I give tours for the CAC, and while I know our guests will not remember the names and dates I mention, they will remember the stories I tell.
I enjoyed this very much indeed, 'though my feelings are tinged with sadness at the loss of so many beautiful buildings. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing these houses to us so regularly.
Thank you, Ken. This is one of my favorite stations. Thank you for taking the time out and collecting all of these valuable pictures. It’s such a shame and it breaks my heart that some of these beautiful buildings are gone forever. What is wrong with people?
Wow Ken❣️👍 Very much appreciated your gathering of these sites, interiors and history of the successes that were able to have these once in a lifetime creations of architecture that still could’ve withstood to a longer time, and the apartment buildings could’ve been located at another spot that was already cleared being still located in close proximity to the cities. And there could’ve been jobs made for those to keep the architectural creations alive.And there still could’ve been jobs all around still in function, making a prosperous and beautiful, and healthy living for everyone.
Another "Guilded Age" of another era! Thanks for the great presentation, fascinating photos and wonderful narration! I grew up in beautiful northeast NJ and my family and I went into NYC almost every weekend in the 1950s and 60s and went over the George Washington Bridge and down the West Side Highway more times than I can remember. I do remember that big vast stone wall on the Upper West Side and also went to Grant's Tomb! Years later I went to a university and lived and worked in Manhattan for a few years as a professional fashion illustrator. I worked around the corner from the J. P. Morgan Library and Mansion which is a wonderful educational/cultural place to visit! And on weekends I hung out in gorgeous Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Henry Clay Frick Mansion and art museum on Fifth Ave. That museum was for free on the weekends and every Sunday they would have a free concert in the lovely palm court under a beautiful skylight with a quartet playing Baroque music! The dining room overlooking Fifth Ave. was also beautiful, a lovely room filled with famous art! Have always loved to study architecture and all the details of old architecture as well as in Europe. The Frick , the MET, the Guggenheim and Central Park are great places to escape from the city crowds and noise on the weekends! Too bad they didn't save Tryon Hall, that would have made a great hotel or inn and they didn't have the foresight to see or envision that! I absolutely hate it when we destroy the past, once it's gone it's gone forever, there's no getting it back! Europe is much better at preserving their past than we are! They still have restaurants in Paris 400 years old, a famous chocolate candy store/coffee house in Vienna 600 years old, owned by the same family! And in the UK they practically keep everything historic, they still have the palace and kitchen of King Henry the 8th and his kitchen is still in use for demonstrations to this day! Love Olmsted's landscape designs he also designed the grounds and gardens of the Chicago World Fair in 1893 and lovely Boston's Public Garden and the Mt. Auburn Cemetery just outside beautiful historic Boston, one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world! The lighting of the world's fair in Chicago was none other than famous genius scientist Nicolai Tesla! This old soul wishes she could have been a fly on the wall back then or taken a time machine back to those iconic times! So don't forget to support the National Trust for Historic Preservation so we don't lose anymore famous historic buildings, homes, landmark restaurants etc.! Still pissed off they closed down historic restaurant Durgin Park in Boston, famous for it's great authentic Yankee New England food, often visited by some famous people! Now no one young will ever remember that wonderful iconic historic restaurant opened in 1827!!
I love learning about these lost mansions and taking a peak inside. Your voice describing it all is so natural & easy to listen. Another great video! Thank you ❤
Homes like this are true pieces of art and show real craftsmanship. Not like the ugly square boxes. We build now a days, even when they pay millions and millions of dollars for stuff. Now, a days they have no class, no charm, no actual beauty. It's a shame all a lot of these got tore down.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, I had no idea these castles existed. What a waste and how ugly things are now. Great job and research. Loved watching and learn so much. :)
They have one like it in Cincinnati, Ohio called Krohn Conservatory. It’s amazing to visit they have a waterfall and I would recommend going during the butterfly event ❤
This was amazing!! I adore that old architecture and breaks my heart to see them all torn down, replaced by apartment buildings! I was really curious if you knew what mansion stood where the very enigmatic Masters Building stands today. Built by Nicholas Roerich . That building has a lot of strange history and mystery and was just curious if you knew what was there prior, wondering if there were oddities in the first structure too! Thanks so much for sharing this amazing video! It inspires me seeing all that old world charm though as I sad, it makes me very sad as well. This was going on at the same time in Montreal where I live and my building was built on the remains of a beautiful castle style mansion. I shudder to think how many of those stunning historical masterpieces are destroyed in the name of 'progress.'
Also on the job training for learning skills not just for special apprentice but opened for those who want to hone more skills too. It would open doors to the acceptance of many who love learning many crafts, the need for guards to keep track with the inventory logs.
Currently sitting a few hundred feet away from Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill Park. I've seen photos of a mansion that was once in the park, and I found the original footprint of a large house in the woods. Oddly, there was no house, just a wrought iron fence encircling....nothing. Flat tarmac. Might have been Mr. Seaman's house? He owned the park before giving it to the city. This was back when Inwood was called Tubby Hook.
Love your channel and your presenting. Fantastic video. Loved watching that. It's so sad these beautiful homes are no longer there. What makes London so great, is we managed to preserve a lot more of our beautiful history. Riverside Drive looks ike a lovely place to be back then
👏👍great photographs, ones I've never seen before, - pictures worth a thousand words. Between the george washington bridge & the tappan zee bridge, on the new jersey side, there are many, many, foundations of mansions and even castles still on top of the palisades cliffs looking down on the hudson river. Some intricate walls are still standing between route 9w & the palisades interstate parkway, very interesting.
This was a beautiful presentation of great domestic architecture. However, it also shows the inability of people to preserve handsome structures for later generations. What a pity that most of these mansions and large houses no longer exist. Thank you for posting this video.
Fun Movie Facts: The scene at the beginning of The Warriors was not filmed in Van Cortlandt Park but in Riverside. And the chase scene in Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff was in Fort Tryon.
He takes a very expansive view of what constitutes Riverside, but the bits on Ft. Tryon and Seamen estates were good. But I'd always heard the obscured arched gateway was for the Isham estate. And you could do a whole show on the rebuilding of Riverside Park by Robt. Moses, covering the railroad, building the highway and the racism involved in how decisions (and playgrounds) were made.
If you’re a fan of gilded age architecture riverside drive still has some amazing buildings. And it’s still pretty scenic for a city that adopted brutalist styling
I have enjoyed your post for a really long while. They were easy to fit into my day because they were short. Please continue your short format. Thank you. ❤🎉😊
Is this the same riverside drive? Now that’s the west side highway, that has traffic 24 hours. There are some beautiful giant buildings with fancy architecture nearby but all these homes and villas are gone 😢
How did the USA go from that beauty to how ugly it is now you ask ? It's called jealousy and hate . . I grew up on Riverside Drive , literally it was my park , my playground , the Hudson River was my River. When you love it , you cherish it, you hold it in your heart and mind and body . For me it was where as a baby I saw the leaves on the trees for the first time.
The next time I am in New City, I will take a drive up the riverside to see if there are any more mansions remaining from the golden age, or if the area has been debased by classless apartment buildings
Wonderful video. Sadly, like the US, many such estates were torn down in England as well. It was common. We lost so much architectural history in such a short time.
There has to be a balance. The real crux of any problem is how to achieve it. Straight up preservation is a waste, a waste of resources simply to allow the luxury of idle adulation of the past. It also calcifies progress or change which is endemic and necessary. What we choose to save has to have a rationalization based on noble factors of beauty and aesthetics but a calculation with regards to cost cannot be omitted. Can you imagine not having some of the apartment buildings along 5th Avenue, Riverside Drive, or Central Park West which allow thousands of people the gorgeous views outside their windows but instead limit it to a handful of people in a mansion? Face it, there are some lovely apartment buildings which have risen up in place of many of these mansions. Yeah, Schwab House is an unfortunate, utilitarian brick pile wholly unworthy of its predecessors name. But down the street, the Normandy is a delightful Art Deco structure that affords hundreds of people the delight of living on Riverdide Dr. Yes, i bemoan the fate of, say, the Clark mansion on 5th Avenue which contemporary architect critics reviled and lambasted. But it was beautifully designed if tasteless to some , and its construction made it likely one of the most solid of all the houses lining the Avenue. It probably could have stood for a very, very long time. Clark was a skinflint, reputedly, but for his things he spent lavishly ( art and home) and demanded quality to last. So, we have to learn and struggle with WHAT to save and what to let go of. Thats the rub and eill.always be.
Senator Clark stipulated in his will that his home on Fifth Avenue was to be destroyed as to not burden his widow and daughter the expense of upkeep. The property was sold to my 2nd great uncle, Anthony Campagna, who built a beautiful apartment house at 960 Fifth Avenue designed by Rosario Candela.
Interesantes historias e imágenes que trasladan nuestras mente a una época dorada, de lujos , modernidad y un glamoroso estilo de vida reflejados en esas magnificas mansiones palaciegas
Dr. Paterno, my great-grandfather, enjoyed growing his own mushrooms which were very expensive at the time to purchase. Click on my name to see the full video of Dr. Paterno's castle.
What a tragedy that his beautiful mansion was destroyed. Some country should have bought it for an embassy, or a church could have bought it for a seminary. Alas, everything beautiful is destroyed.
I was shocked to hear about Charles Schwab, losing all of his fortune and died with pennies. Yikes maybe he should’ve saved some of that money. It’s a Catch-22 instead of building the house worth almost 200,000,000 by today’s standards. Perhaps he should’ve saved some of that money, it seems kind of ridiculous, whatever happened to the wife did she just pack up and leave when he went broke they never said?
Excellent video, as always! But I do wish you would pronounce "cupola" correctly: it is "KEW-puh-luh" with the accent on the first syllable, as any dictionary will inform you. It derives from a Latin word with a similar pronunciation. Thank you for the work you do in producing these videos. It is fascinating to learn about all these lost Victorian houses and mansions.
Hey Ken. You should write a book and picture all the lost mansions of New York and various other cities around the country. It would be a fascinating look into all the lost architecture that once graced our cities and what our cities could have looked like.
It was here they were "founded"not constructed...
It is dreadful the way wealthy entrepreneurs and government destroyed significant buildings all over the country.All of these architectural and historic buildings will never ever be able to be reproduced again.. at least pictures survive...thanks Ken for another excellent visit
It makes one wonder why all these buildings were destroyed. Most built within the same timeframe and also demolished within the same duration. Makes a person ponder 🤔
@@nicoleturczynski7730🤔🤔
Such a waste, I'm so glad Europe preserved and re-purposed its ancient buildings.
It would be far less interesting if old architecture was torn down, and replaced by bland, modern buildings. .. Let's think about why tourists flock to Europe.
They can be reproduced, just look at Dresden Germany but in the US Corporate greed reigns supreme over anything else...Sadly.
How did the US went from having a beautiful architecture to what it is today?! Could you imagine if those buildings had been preserved?
No, it could not be imagined that a society would spend the money it would cost to preserve these elaborate and decadent mansions and estates located on some of the most valuable real estate on the planet, valuable to house the workers, clerks, and executives making the money that was making The United States the most powerful country in the world.
Yes. Could you imagine that place remade into large condos. Say four or five. They do that in England. Space in the city is golden, so one family might not be able to afford it alone..but several could have kept it standing. We have to get more creative, change zonings or building rules. Such a waste to demolish it for the bland thing they replaced it with.
@@lawrencesiskind3554the turn over of money to keep the buildings up could survive when they make the buildings repurposed to open businesses that would be needed could keep them open and standing, and if supplies could do more whole sales, bargains for keeping the progress ongoing.😁
How did it get so bad? Architecture curriculum was taken over by the Jewish intellectuals of the Frankfurt School. See Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, et al
@@ethelrod1648 in the magazine..this old house.. they often spotlight houses that are basically on the block. Either they're in bad shape, need to be moved, or owners just don't want to be bothered. Some are even designated as of historical significance. They're for sale even! If i was younger might have tried to restore at least one. Once restored the property is well worth the effort. They're often going for pennies on the dollar.
That defaced and partially obscured gateway broke my heart.
That was jarring, I agree
What interesting history! And such beautiful lost mansions. Great video - thanks!
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of Riverside Drive.
The mansions were beyond luxurious. Charles Schwab's story sounds movie-worthy and Carnegie's comment regarding his mansion being a shack in comparison to Schwab's had me lol.
Apparently, more thought was put into the construction of Tryon Hall than a way to save it in the event of a fire.
What's left of the grand entrance of Seaman Mansion, with the graffiti, reminds me of the words of King Solomon.
Thank you, Ken.
More like the pharaoh Ramesses II, in Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" or in his friend Horace Smith's rather more blunt poem of the same name:
In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone,
Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws
The only shadow that the Desart knows: --
"I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone,
"The King of Kings; this mighty City shows
"The wonders of my hand." -- The City's gone, --
Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose
The site of this forgotten Babylon.
I grew up since childhood to adulthood in Riverside Dr. I had some idea of its history but your video completed my understanding of it. Thank you.
Lived in NYC from 20 years. Seven years on upper west side.
@@Galworld761find one image of these structures being erected you won't...
I think I understand why these mansions were demolished. But it still makes me very sad that this state of affairs had to occur. You did a great job Ken. A great video filled with a lot of knowledge. Many thanks!
Wow this is an instant classic.
25 minutes of NY history alongside Riverside Drive.
I did not realize Schwab died basically penniless.
As Schwab is a German name it made me think.
I was stationed ‘85-90 near Heidelberg in the West Germany, and the city not only has the gorgeous Fortress/Palace on the hill above. It also has some beautiful and historic estates just across the Neckar River. It was one of the few cities we didn’t bomb in WWII so everything’s still there.
I like your longer videos and that you tell stories of the owners as well as showing us the houses. I give tours for the CAC, and while I know our guests will not remember the names and dates I mention, they will remember the stories I tell.
I enjoyed this very much indeed, 'though my feelings are tinged with sadness at the loss of so many beautiful buildings. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing these houses to us so regularly.
Thank you, Ken. This is one of my favorite stations. Thank you for taking the time out and collecting all of these valuable pictures. It’s such a shame and it breaks my heart that some of these beautiful buildings are gone forever. What is wrong with people?
Epic episode! Great for a Sunday afternoon lunch. Thank you! It's always a treat to watch your channel.
I love going down riverside, so many hidden gems ❤
Once it is lost it is gone forever… thank goodness we have a few precious photos and plans!
Wow Ken❣️👍 Very much appreciated your gathering of these sites, interiors and history of the successes that were able to have these once in a lifetime creations of architecture that still could’ve withstood to a longer time, and the apartment buildings could’ve been located at another spot that was already cleared being still located in close proximity to the cities. And there could’ve been jobs made for those to keep the architectural creations alive.And there still could’ve been jobs all around still in function, making a prosperous and beautiful, and healthy living for everyone.
Wish there had been color photographs / sketches and models of these beautiful houses
Adding color shouldn't be too hard. Yes it isn't real but realistic colors aren't hard to estimate.
Another "Guilded Age" of another era! Thanks for the great presentation, fascinating photos and wonderful narration! I grew up in beautiful northeast NJ and my family and I went into NYC almost every weekend in the 1950s and 60s and went over the George Washington Bridge and down the West Side Highway more times than I can remember. I do remember that big vast stone wall on the Upper West Side and also went to Grant's Tomb! Years later I went to a university and lived and worked in Manhattan for a few years as a professional fashion illustrator. I worked around the corner from the J. P. Morgan Library and Mansion which is a wonderful educational/cultural place to visit! And on weekends I hung out in gorgeous Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Henry Clay Frick Mansion and art museum on Fifth Ave. That museum was for free on the weekends and every Sunday they would have a free concert in the lovely palm court under a beautiful skylight with a quartet playing Baroque music! The dining room overlooking Fifth Ave. was also beautiful, a lovely room filled with famous art! Have always loved to study architecture and all the details of old architecture as well as in Europe. The Frick , the MET, the Guggenheim and Central Park are great places to escape from the city crowds and noise on the weekends!
Too bad they didn't save Tryon Hall, that would have made a great hotel or inn and they didn't have the foresight to see or envision that! I absolutely hate it when we destroy the past, once it's gone it's gone forever, there's no getting it back! Europe is much better at preserving their past than we are! They still have restaurants in Paris 400 years old, a famous chocolate candy store/coffee house in Vienna 600 years old, owned by the same family! And in the UK they practically keep everything historic, they still have the palace and kitchen of King Henry the 8th and his kitchen is still in use for demonstrations to this day! Love Olmsted's landscape designs he also designed the grounds and gardens of the Chicago World Fair in 1893 and lovely Boston's Public Garden and the Mt. Auburn Cemetery just outside beautiful historic Boston, one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world! The lighting of the world's fair in Chicago was none other than famous genius scientist Nicolai Tesla! This old soul wishes she could have been a fly on the wall back then or taken a time machine back to those iconic times! So don't forget to support the National Trust for Historic Preservation so we don't lose anymore famous historic buildings, homes, landmark restaurants etc.! Still pissed off they closed down historic restaurant Durgin Park in Boston, famous for it's great authentic Yankee New England food, often visited by some famous people! Now no one young will ever remember that wonderful iconic historic restaurant opened in 1827!!
I love learning about these lost mansions and taking a peak inside. Your voice describing it all is so natural & easy to listen. Another great video! Thank you
❤
Homes like this are true pieces of art and show real craftsmanship. Not like the ugly square boxes. We build now a days, even when they pay millions and millions of dollars for stuff. Now, a days they have no class, no charm, no actual beauty. It's a shame all a lot of these got tore down.
Great video ❤very extensive. Great work👍
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, I had no idea these castles existed. What a waste and how ugly things are now. Great job and research. Loved watching and learn so much. :)
Wow, that glass conservatory is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.
They have one like it in Cincinnati, Ohio called Krohn Conservatory. It’s amazing to visit they have a waterfall and I would recommend going during the butterfly event ❤
This was amazing!! I adore that old architecture and breaks my heart to see them all torn down, replaced by apartment buildings! I was really curious if you knew what mansion stood where the very enigmatic Masters Building stands today. Built by Nicholas Roerich . That building has a lot of strange history and mystery and was just curious if you knew what was there prior, wondering if there were oddities in the first structure too!
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing video! It inspires me seeing all that old world charm though as I sad, it makes me very sad as well. This was going on at the same time in Montreal where I live and my building was built on the remains of a beautiful castle style mansion. I shudder to think how many of those stunning historical masterpieces are destroyed in the name of 'progress.'
Also on the job training for learning skills not just for special apprentice but opened for those who want to hone more skills too. It would open doors to the acceptance of many who love learning many crafts, the need for guards to keep track with the inventory logs.
Every time I drive past that retaining wall going into NYC I always wonder what could have been there. Now I know thank you.😊
It is where my grandfather grew up. Click my name to see a video about Dr. Paterno's castle.
Currently sitting a few hundred feet away from Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill Park. I've seen photos of a mansion that was once in the park, and I found the original footprint of a large house in the woods. Oddly, there was no house, just a wrought iron fence encircling....nothing. Flat tarmac.
Might have been Mr. Seaman's house? He owned the park before giving it to the city. This was back when Inwood was called Tubby Hook.
What a shame those beautiful places turned into ugly apartments.
Many if the apartments are not UGLY, BUT yes , the Mansions were glorious.
Love your channel and your presenting. Fantastic video. Loved watching that. It's so sad these beautiful homes are no longer there. What makes London so great, is we managed to preserve a lot more of our beautiful history. Riverside Drive looks ike a lovely place to be back then
That was a great video. I really like the longer format.
👏👍great photographs, ones I've never seen before, - pictures worth a thousand words. Between the george washington bridge & the tappan zee bridge, on the new jersey side, there are many, many, foundations of mansions and even castles still on top of the palisades cliffs looking down on the hudson river. Some intricate walls are still standing between route 9w & the palisades interstate parkway, very interesting.
Fantastic, thank you Ken!
This was a beautiful presentation of great domestic architecture.
However, it also shows the inability of people to preserve handsome structures for
later generations.
What a pity that most of these mansions and large houses no longer exist.
Thank you for posting this video.
Mind boggling... Always amazed by the capabilities of builders in raising up such structures!
Wow you really did a lot of research putting the video together
Thank you
I really enjoyed your video
Very Interesting, we are planning a trip to see Fort Tyron area. Wish they would have saved a few things in NYC, like the old Penn Station.Thanks
I agree the old Penn station was so beautiful
Thank you!
so fascinating 👍🏾
Thank you Ken ☺️
One of your best 👍🏾🥂… very well done ! Thank you
Fun Movie Facts: The scene at the beginning of The Warriors was not filmed in Van Cortlandt Park but in Riverside. And the chase scene in Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff was in Fort Tryon.
He takes a very expansive view of what constitutes Riverside, but the bits on Ft. Tryon and Seamen estates were good. But I'd always heard the obscured arched gateway was for the Isham estate.
And you could do a whole show on the rebuilding of Riverside Park by Robt. Moses, covering the railroad, building the highway and the racism involved in how decisions (and playgrounds) were made.
Another outstanding video, Ken. Your research and execution are impeccable.
Thank you Ken for this remarkably well researched video. You do such an excellent job. ❤
Keep it up Ken. Your content and delivery is spot on. Spot on!
If you’re a fan of gilded age architecture riverside drive still has some amazing buildings. And it’s still pretty scenic for a city that adopted brutalist styling
My town Long Branch,N.J.all of Ocean Ave. looked like that.Not a trace left.😡😔
Excellent work! You did great... (Inwood resident here...)
Another remarkable video! I really appreciate the work you put into these. Always a great history lesson!
I have enjoyed your post for a really long while. They were easy to fit into my day because they were short. Please continue your short format. Thank you. ❤🎉😊
Very good!
Much Extremely koOL content and information in this video... THANKS!
Wonderful presentation. Thanks!
The fictional Pendergast Mansion is on Riverside Drive.
one of your best!
all that destruction makes me sad.
Excellent video
I'm not gonna watch these videos anymore cuz it is frustrating how these gloious mansions get destroyed and replaced with junk.
Excellent episode!!! Thx
Great video. Thx Ken😊
Great video! Very interesting.
Is this the same riverside drive? Now that’s the west side highway, that has traffic 24 hours. There are some beautiful giant buildings with fancy architecture nearby but all these homes and villas are gone 😢
How did the USA go from that beauty to how ugly it is now you ask ? It's called jealousy and hate . . I grew up on Riverside Drive , literally it was my park , my playground , the Hudson River was my River. When you love it , you cherish it, you hold it in your heart and mind and body . For me it was where as a baby I saw the leaves on the trees for the first time.
Great pictures and research.
Oh America we have lost our soul of beauty
The next time I am in New City, I will take a drive up the riverside to see if there are any more mansions remaining from the golden age, or if the area has been debased by classless apartment buildings
Wonderful video. Sadly, like the US, many such estates were torn down in England as well. It was common. We lost so much architectural history in such a short time.
My first apartment in the city was on Seaman Av corner of W215 ... decades ago.
Time marches on, I was born 100 years too late 😊
There has to be a balance. The real crux of any problem is how to achieve it. Straight up preservation is a waste, a waste of resources simply to allow the luxury of idle adulation of the past. It also calcifies progress or change which is endemic and necessary. What we choose to save has to have a rationalization based on noble factors of beauty and aesthetics but a calculation with regards to cost cannot be omitted. Can you imagine not having some of the apartment buildings along 5th Avenue, Riverside Drive, or Central Park West which allow thousands of people the gorgeous views outside their windows but instead limit it to a handful of people in a mansion? Face it, there are some lovely apartment buildings which have risen up in place of many of these mansions. Yeah, Schwab House is an unfortunate, utilitarian brick pile wholly unworthy of its predecessors name. But down the street, the Normandy is a delightful Art Deco structure that affords hundreds of people the delight of living on Riverdide Dr. Yes, i bemoan the fate of, say, the Clark mansion on 5th Avenue which contemporary architect critics reviled and lambasted. But it was beautifully designed if tasteless to some , and its construction made it likely one of the most solid of all the houses lining the Avenue. It probably could have stood for a very, very long time. Clark was a skinflint, reputedly, but for his things he spent lavishly ( art and home) and demanded quality to last. So, we have to learn and struggle with WHAT to save and what to let go of. Thats the rub and eill.always be.
Senator Clark stipulated in his will that his home on Fifth Avenue was to be destroyed as to not burden his widow and daughter the expense of upkeep. The property was sold to my 2nd great uncle, Anthony Campagna, who built a beautiful apartment house at 960 Fifth Avenue designed by Rosario Candela.
Very interesting, thank you so much
I grew up in Washington heights in the 70's playing down by the river crossing Riverside drive to do so
Interesantes historias e imágenes que trasladan nuestras mente a una época dorada, de lujos , modernidad y un glamoroso estilo de vida reflejados en esas magnificas mansiones palaciegas
Thank you It is so interesting. 😊😊
I like to ride the m5 down riverside drive omw to work even though it takes longer than the 1 train. It’s soooo relaxing and beautiful ❤
That was a great video! Thanks for sharing. What is a Mushroom Vault?
Perhaps a place where mushrooms are cultivated? They can be grown on bags of soil hanging from a ceiling.
Dr. Paterno, my great-grandfather, enjoyed growing his own mushrooms which were very expensive at the time to purchase. Click on my name to see the full video of Dr. Paterno's castle.
Well done (some much information) thank you
It's sad these works of craftsmanship were treated like disposable trash
I live in Chicago, it happens here too. I adore old homes.
What a tragedy that his beautiful mansion was destroyed. Some country should have bought it for an embassy, or a church could have bought it for a seminary. Alas, everything beautiful is destroyed.
I was shocked to hear about Charles Schwab, losing all of his fortune and died with pennies. Yikes maybe he should’ve saved some of that money. It’s a Catch-22 instead of building the house worth almost 200,000,000 by today’s standards. Perhaps he should’ve saved some of that money, it seems kind of ridiculous, whatever happened to the wife did she just pack up and leave when he went broke they never said?
Apparently somehow his brokerage house survived and recovered.. It's now worth billions.
great video, keep it up
Awesome!
Fascinating video and most enjoyable thank you. Peter Mac Donald Penang, Malaysia.
Excellent video, as always! But I do wish you would pronounce "cupola" correctly: it is "KEW-puh-luh" with the accent on the first syllable, as any dictionary will inform you. It derives from a Latin word with a similar pronunciation. Thank you for the work you do in producing these videos. It is fascinating to learn about all these lost Victorian houses and mansions.
Heartbreaking to lose those architectural wonders to APARTMENT BUILDINGS!!!!!! ARGHHHHHHHH😢
The most beautiful bus route in NYC is the M5 on Riverside, Broadway and Fifth.
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Riverside Park is the most under rated park in Manhattan.
WOW! Tearing down beautiful mansions and replacing them with ugly apartment buildings. SMH😮💨
Riverside neighborhood in Bronx is pretty luxe too
Cool story bro , those buildings are Hundreds of years old ....
please tell about the castle that is currently in FORT TRYON PARK.
The Cloisters was built for the park
Nice.
The dude selling his mansion and building a bigger better one next door 😂 I bet those neighbors were mad af
4:33 I have a hard time believing Charles Schwab died broke
6:24 why is no one asking why they were able to curve glass windows...
Man the architecture back in the days was so beyond superior to what gets erected nowadays.
Carlin. It's a big club and you ain't in it. A nice slice of history !
Interesting
Ay concept
Location of grants tomb
What a tragic loss, that magnificent Schwab mansion for a crappy brick nothing.