Comments by "1931Spanish Eclectic" (@SpanishEclectic) on "Tryon Hall: Inside Manhattan's Lost 25 Acre Riverside Equestrian Estate" video.

  1. Oh my goodness! The hobby-horse costumes! So funny! Billings was certainly a character. While he provided employment for hundreds of workers, such indulgence doesn't sit well knowing he had squeezed out other utility companies and could control what regular people had to pay. The tower was quite impressive. I'm sorry to learn Rockefeller's dream of a museum came to naught, but what a beautiful location for a park! Thanks for an entertaining story! P.S. I was curious if he had anything to do with Billings, Montana, but apparently the place was named after the Billings who was president of the Northern Pacific Railway. I wondered, as these Robber Barons got around, lol.
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