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The Astor House, built on Broadway between Vesey and Barclay Street in 1836, seen here in 1913 with demolition of its southerly portion imminent. I have a City Hall walking tour next weekend, "Hoaxes, Hotels, & Humbugs" centering around John Astor, PT Barnum, and the Penny Press War. Info Below

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The only known portrait of former New York Sun editor Richard Adams Locke. Locke was the man behind the Great Moon Hoax of 1835. Interested in learning more? I've got a walking tour in the area of City Hall this weekend.

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The Astor House, built on Broadway between Vesey and Barclay Street in 1836, seen here in 1913 with demolition of its southerly portion imminent. I have a City Hall walking tour next weekend, "Hoaxes, Hotels, & Humbugs" centering around John Astor, PT Barnum, and the Penny Press War. Info Below	73
The only known portrait of former New York Sun editor Richard Adams Locke. Locke was the man behind the Great Moon Hoax of 1835. Interested in learning more? I've got a walking tour in the area of City Hall this weekend.	22