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Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Harold Ross

1892 - 1951

 
 
Harold Ross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2017
1. Harold Ross Marker
Inscription. The magazine editor, who said "if you can't be funny, be interesting", lived here when he founded The New Yorker in 1925. At his 1923 "housewarming" were Dorothy Parker, Harpo Marx, and George Gershwin.
 
Erected by Historic Landmarks Preservation Center.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCommunicationsEntertainment. In addition, it is included in the New York, New York City Historic Landmarks Preservation Center Cultural Medallions series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
 
Location. 40° 45.711′ N, 73° 59.461′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Hell's Kitchen. Marker is on West 47th Street west of 9th Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 West 47th Street, New York NY 10036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Congregation Ezrath Israel / The Actors' Temple (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); McCaffrey Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battalion 9 9/11 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Samuel J. Friedman (approx. ¼ mile away); Rev. Francis Duffy
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(approx. ¼ mile away); John Golden (approx. ¼ mile away); Rescue Company 1, FDNY (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Also see . . .  Harold Ross. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Harold Ross Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2017
2. Harold Ross Marker - Wide View
Harold Ross image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Amazon.com, unknown
3. Harold Ross
First Cover of the New Yorker (reproduction) image. Click for full size.
February 21, 1925
4. First Cover of the New Yorker (reproduction)
"The New Yorker debuted on February 21, 1925. It was founded by Harold Ross and his wife, Jane Grant, a New York Times reporter. Ross wanted to create a sophisticated humor magazine that would be different from perceivably "corny" humor publications....Ross partnered with entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann (who founded the General Baking Company) to establish the F-R Publishing Company. The magazine's first offices were at 25 West 45th Street in Manhattan. Ross edited the magazine until his death in 1951. During the early, occasionally precarious years of its existence, the magazine prided itself on its cosmopolitan sophistication. Ross famously declared in a 1925 prospectus for the magazine: 'It has announced that it is not edited for the old lady in Dubuque.' " - Wikipedia
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.   3. submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   4. submitted on December 1, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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