NoMad, Manhattan
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NoMad, also known as Madison Square North, is a neighborhood centered on the Madison Square North Historic District in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
The apartment building at 1200 Broadway, once the Gilsey House Hotel (built 1869–1871), is an example of Second Empire Baroque architecture
Parts of Broadway in NoMad, such as this block between 26th and 27th Streets, are full of small "wholesale" import shops.
The Church of the Transfiguration (seen here in 1900) has been special to theater workers since 1870, when another church's pastor refused the funeral of actor George Holland and suggested it go to "the little church around the corner."
The Armory Show in 1913 was a seminal event in the history of Modern Art
Madison Square and Madison Square Park
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Madison Square is a public square formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The square was named for Founding Father James Madison, fourth President of the United States. The focus of the square is Madison Square Park, a 6.2-acre (2.5-hectare) public park, which is bounded on the east by Madison Avenue ; on the south by 23rd Street; on the north by 26th Street; and on the west by Fifth Avenue and Broadway as they cross.
Snow-covered Madison Square Park at night, looking south (December 2005)
The Flatiron Building from Madison Square (c. 1903)
"Madison Cottage", also known as "Corporal Thompson's Roadhouse" at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, in 1852
The Fifth Avenue Hotel in 1860; the state of Madison Square Park can be seen in the right foreground