A review by nancyflanagan
Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address by Stephen Birmingham

3.0

Some fascinating information on The Dakota, colored (in an also-interesting way) by the author's biases and the fact that the book is some 35 years old, so perspectives that seem snooty and even racist today were probably just about right in 1980. Still, the early chapters (before the building went co-op) provide a charming glimpse into New York at the turn of the last century and the novel idea that the rich might enjoy living in 14-room apartments with one bathroom.