Tesla's Home Addresses, 1889-1943

Here in my exploration of the life of Nikola Tesla, I am listing his home addresses beginning in 1889. There is a common theme to his residences: the grandest or most modern choice of its day. Home Addresses: 1889-1892 Astor House Hotel, Manhattan. Broadway between Vesey and Barclay Street. Built...

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Tesla As He Was Listed in Trow's Corporation Directories, 1889-1921

Trow Publishing put out three different annual directories describing business and home addresses in New York. These were the Business Directory, the City Directory and the Copartnership and Corporation Directories. This post will focus on Tesla's appearance in the Copartnership and Coorporation Directory*. A...

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Reconstructing Tesla's East Houston Neighborhood.

I have undertaken the task of reconstructing Tesla's East Houston neighborhood using information from the city atlases and the Trow's business directories. Links to the sources are available near the bottom of the post. Bromley Atlases. The Bromley atlases of New York City (or Manhattan, etc.) are...

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