Nowadays, it is difficult to appraise that New York City could not have been erected without horses, and more specially workhorses. At its peak, in the nineteenth century, about 200,000 horses lived in the city. In 1900, more than 6,000 stables were operating in New York City, and the few remaining ones have mostly been converted into luxury dwellings since. The Twenty-fourth Street, between Second and Lexington Avenues was described as "Old Stable Row" prior the era of automobile, with a prospering horse mart among equine supply businesses. Old Stable Row “was littered with straw, oats, and manure.", according to the New York City Guide in 1939. Manhattan Saddlery is now the only remaining tack store in NYC, with an history tracing back to 1912 as Miller Harness Company (a prestigious company including elite clients).