Talk:Steinway Hall

File:Charles Dickens Readings at Steinway Hall, Boston, Mass., 1867.jpg
Steinway Hall "Boston" - There seems to be nowhere to document a correction I have just made to this article. There is a significant error on the Wikimedia site, where an engraving of a crowd queueing for tickets outside Steinway Hall on East 14th Street, New York City, is incorrectly described as depicting Steinway Hall in Boston. I have altered the description of the illustration on Wikimedia, but it seems impossible to alter the misleading title, which speaks of Boston. There was no Steinway Hall in Boston, certainly not in December 1867 when the readings given by Charles Dickens in New York caused the queue to be drawn and reported in Harpers Weekly. Dickens also spoke in Boston, but at the Tremont Temple, and the illustration comes from his readings later in the month in New York. For a fuller discussion of this point, please refer to the discussion page I have started for the relevant graphic file at Wikimedia. --Pianola (talk) 14:42, 10 January 2011 (UTC)


 * See also this page on the website of the Library of Congresss, which says it is New York City: "Crowd of spectators buying tickets to Charles Dickens reading at Steinway Hall, New York, New York". --Peoplefromarizona (talk) 22:26, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

File:Steinway-hall 57th.jpg
Steinway Hall, 57th Street - I have altered the description of the first of the two photographs, which is clearly not the Steinway Hall on 57th Street. The Library of Congress, where this photograph originates, describes it as the Site of Steinway Hall on 57th Street, and specifically notes that the title was taken from unverified data, meaning a scrawled title on the original negative. Once again, the title of the photograph on Wikimedia is very misleading. --Pianola (talk) 18:42, 10 January 2011 (UTC)


 * See also this page on the website of the Library of Congresss, which says it is New York City: "Crowd of spectators buying tickets to Charles Dickens reading at Steinway Hall, New York, New York". --Peoplefromarizona (talk) 22:26, 21 August 2011 (UTC)