Magnolia House Saint George

After the Civil War, its owners gave it a name that evoked their native Virginia. Set within a 12-min. walk from the (free) Staten Island ferry that accesses Manhattan, Magnolia House is the headquarters of the widely distributed independent press, BLOOD MOON PRODUCTIONS, winner of a "Best of Staten Island" award and famous for celebrity biographies that have been reviewed in THE DAILY MAIL, the NY DAILY NEWS, the NY POST, and literary journals across the country. The space Magnolia House, former research and editorial headquarters of THE FROMMER GUIDES, provides a comfortable and historically authentic setting that's rich with associations from "The Heyday of the American Travel Industry." Because it's the site where dozens of well-known biographies and travel guides were written, it's also rich in show-biz and literary references Filling the building's entire street level (Apartment #1), your accommodation is large, comfortable, personalized, and well furnished. It contains two interconnected suites, each with a queen-size bed, a private bathroom, and a parlor. PUBLISHING NEWS from MAGNOLIA HOUSE: Blood Moon announces the release of an illustrated, 230-page "GUIDEBOOK" to the building's history and celebrity associations. If you want one, I'll give you a copy. It describes the premises like this: Dating from the 1830s, Magnolia House is a "grande dame" with a knack for nourishing high-functioning eccentrics. Many of them have lived or been entertained here since New York's State Senator Howard Bayne, a transplanted Southerner, moved in with his wife, the daughter of the Surgeon General of the Confederate States of America, in the aftermath of the United States' Civil War. Since then, a gaggle of celebrities--some of them famous, many of them notorious--have whispered their secrets and rehearsed their ambitions within its walls. They've included movie vamps from the silent screen, a heavyweight boxing champion, eccentric playwrights, faded film goddesses, avant-garde diarists, and a world-class Olympic athlete. This "guidebook" tells the story of how this "Wise Victorian Lady"--in its role as the editorial headquarters for many of THE FROMMER GUIDES and later for BLOOD MOON PRODUCTIONS--adapted to America's frequently changing tastes, times, circumstances, and values. Magnolia House is, indeed, "one of a kind." ****** Media Review: I had the distinct pleasure of staying at Magnolia House on Staten Island in 2010, on my first trip to NYC, at the behest of Danforth Prince and Darwin Porter, and I do not exaggerate when I say I was enchanted the minute I walked through the door. Built in the mid-1800s and packed to the rafters with every book ever printed on movies and its stars, this is the ideal home for the notorious Blood Moon Productions and a must-stay AirBnB for film, art, and pop culture buffs. It should be as well known as the Chelsea Hotel right across the bay, for the number of famous and infamous guests and residents. Magnolia House's "guidebook," Glamor, Glitz, and Gossip is certainly the ultimate if-these-walls-could-talk collection of show biz histories too outrageous not to be real. It's a packed digest of Blood Moon's previous dishy and irresistible bios, and the perfect intro to the work of the obvious heir to Hollywood Babylon's salacious legacy. Maggie Bloodstone, Seattle Gay News Guest access RIGOROUS effort, time, and attention is devoted to social distancing and deep-cleaning of public and private areas. Socialize with us if you can! There's easy access (via a ten-minute walk or a very short ride on NYC bus nos. 42 or 52) to the Staten Island terminus of ferryboats to Manhattan I live and work in the apartments upstairs, and I'm always be on-site to handle checkins and problems, as and if they arise. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS I'd value a conversation with you about the setup. Call me (Danforth Prince) at 718/556-9410). Cheers! During your stay I work and live on the building's upper floors, and except for routine errands and transits to my gym, I am on site throughout the day and evening. I'm always available, from my lodgings upstairs, with the understanding that guests have as much privacy, or as much extroverted conversation, as they need, Other things to note Magnolia House is deeply committed to social distancing and frequent anti-Covid cleaning and sterilization regimes, and guests--if they need it--have access to the owner's laundry facilities. Rigorous measures (cleaning, sterilization of surfaces, etc.) are always in place. Housetrained cats and dogs are welcomed (i.e., cherished and loved) as part of the Magic that permeates the place.