The author, Joseph Mitchell, was one of the great New Yorker nonfiction writers. More pieces by him: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joseph-mitchell htt

The author, Joseph Mitchell, was one of the great New Yorker nonfiction writers. More pieces by him: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joseph-mitchell https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joseph-mitchell https://www.amazon.com/Up-Old-Hotel-Joseph-Mitchell/dp/0679746315/ https://www.amazon.com/Up-Old-Hotel-Joseph-Mitchell/dp/06797... Other favorites of mine are A. J. Liebling, Calvin Trillin, and Ian Frazier: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/a-j-liebling https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/a-j-liebling https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/calvin-trillin https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/calvin-trillin https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/ian-frazier https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/ian-frazier Memorable pieces that are similar in theme to “The Old House at Home” are “The Jollity Building” by A. J. Liebling and “Canal Street” by Ian Frazier. Both are still in print: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/101453/the-telephone-booth-indian-by-a-j-liebling/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/101453/the-telephon... https://www.amazon.com/Gone-New-York-Adventures-City/dp/031242504X https://www.amazon.com/Gone-New-York-Adventures-City/dp/0312...