Printing House Row
Former New York Evening Post Building
Inspired by Vienna Secession, this 13-story limestone commercial building was built as a publishing house the the New York Evening Post. Estelle Rombold-Kohn and Gutzon Borglum sculpted the "Four Periods of Publicity" on the facade.
New York Evening Post Building
A 17-story, Art Deco style steel frame and masonry building with abundant terra cotta and Guastavino tile embellishments.
Nellie Bly's 72 day trip around the world
In 1889 Joseph Pulitzer's New York World sponsors a 72 day trip around the world for investigative journalist Nellie Bly.
National Women’s Suffrage
Formed to work for women's suffrage in the United States. Its main leaders were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Mark Twain's 70th Birthday Dinner
When Mark Twain’s friend and publisher George Harvey threw the master of American letters a 70th birthday party in 1905 at Delmonico’s in New York. Hosted by George Harvey, Harpers Editor; the Magazine publishes a 32 page Christmas supplement covering the banquet.
Lintotype Machine Invented
New York Tribune used a new type of press for the 1st time to print its newspaper invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler
Joseph Pulitzer Plaque
Joseph Pulitzer was a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World.
Horace Greeley Statue
This statue commemorates Horace Greeley, longtime editor of the Tribune.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine founded
The first edition of 7500 is published by Harpers New Monthly Magazine. On November 2, 1867, Harper’s Bazaar became the first fashion magazine published in the United States.
Harper's Building
Harper & Brothers began publishing Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1850. The brothers also published Harper's Weekly (starting in 1857), Harper's Bazar (starting in 1867), and Harper's Young People (starting in 1879).
Harper's Bazaar founded
Harpers Bazaar Editor Mary Louise Booth launched America's first magazine to showcase European fashion to middle and upper-class women
1st restaurant review
The first restaurant review to appear in the New York Times, with a byline “by the Strong-Minded Reporter of the Times” about the restaurant Delmonico.
15 Park Row - Park Row Building
Located in an area once known as "Newspaper Row," the Park Row Building was the tallest in the world for nearly a decade.
Benjamin Franklin statue
Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23.
Currier and Ives
A successful American printmaking firm based in New York City from 1835 to 1907.