author
Charles Hemstreet
b. 1866
Best known for bringing early New York to life, this journalist and author wrote lively, accessible books about Manhattan’s streets, landmarks, and forgotten corners. His work blends a reporter’s eye for detail with a clear love of local history.
4 Audiobooks
Nooks and Corners of Old London
by Charles Hemstreet, Marie Mumford Meinell Hemstreet
The Story of Manhattan
by Charles Hemstreet
Nooks & Corners of Old New York
by Charles Hemstreet
Literary New York: Its Landmarks and Associations
by Charles Hemstreet
About the author
Born in 1866, Charles Hemstreet was an American journalist and author whose books focused especially on the history of New York City. Library and book records consistently identify him as “Charles Hemstreet, 1866-,” and his surviving bibliography shows a long interest in city life, journalism, and urban history.
He wrote books including The Story of Manhattan, Nooks & Corners of Old New York, Literary New York, When Old New York Was Young, and Reporting for the Newspapers. Across these works, he helped general readers discover the older city behind modern streets and buildings, often writing in a straightforward, story-driven style that reflects his newspaper background.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources reviewed, Hemstreet’s reputation rests on the way he made local history readable and vivid. For listeners interested in old New York, he offers a window into how the city remembered itself around the turn of the twentieth century.