Midtown South in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Literary Landmark
Photographed by Charles Berman, September 17, 2024
1. Literary Landmark Marker
The New Yorker magazine, a leading weekly journal of humor, commentary, and reviews founded in 1925 two blocks north of this site, occupied several floors of this building from 1935 to 1991. Often present on the premises were writers E. B. White, James Thurber, John Cheever, John Updike, Geoffrey Hellman, Brendan Gill, Joseph Mitchell, A. J. Liebling, and Calvin Trillin; cartoonists Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Sam Cobean, Whitney Darrow, Jr., Robert Day, Helen Hokinson, Henry Martin, Frank Modell, William Steig, Mary Petty, George Price, Saul Steinberg, Jim Stevenson and R. Taylor; the magazine's founding editor, Harold Ross, and his successor, William Shawn. Characteristic of the magazine was a suspicion of advanced technology; its lease required that at least one manually operated elevator be kept in service at all times.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Literary Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 40° 45.293′ N, 73° 58.914′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County.
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Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engine Company 65 (here, next to this marker); Penn Club of New York (within shouting distance of this marker); The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York (within shouting distance of this marker); The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harvard Club (within shouting distance of this marker); New York Yacht Club (about 300 feet away, measured
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 3, 2025
2. 25 West 43rd Street
Also see . . .
1. The New Yorker. Website homepage (Submitted on September 24, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. The New Yorker. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 24, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 18, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. 2. submitted on September 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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