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SUMMARY:Walking Tour - Washington Square Park and Lower Fifth Avenue
DESCRIPTION:Join our exclusive tour exploring the early years of Washington Square Park and Lower Fifth Avenue. \nInto the Wilderness  \nWednesday\, April 23rd\, 11:00AM – 12:30PM \nJoin us for an exclusive tour exploring the birth and early years of Washington Square Park and lower Fifth Avenue\, with a close look at how the development of this area forever altered New York City. Our tour guide is James Scully\, director/co-creator of the award-winning historical audio fiction soap opera Burning Gotham\, set in 1835 New York. \nPlease note this tour begins at The Washington Square Arch and concludes at the Salmagundi Club near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 12th Street. \nTICKETS \n \nTour Overview \nWhile New York is a city continually changing and evolving in almost every aspect\, it’s hard to top the upheaval of Antebellum New York. Between 1825 and 1845 New York City’s population exploded as the streets\, avenues\, land lots\, and structures we’ve come to take for granted were created all at the same time. It has been said that 19th Century New York was “one giant construction site.” Much of this begins at the northern end of Washington Square Park as New Yorkers went into the wilderness to form their own version of Manifest Destiny in the years after the opening of the Erie Canal. \nOur unique experience will include: \n-Brief overview of the early history of the area that is today’s Washington Square Park and lower Fifth Avenue stretching back to the 1600s\, including Native American\, Dutch\, African American\, and even Italian history. \n-A trip to see the oldest living resident in Washington Square Park\, with stories centered around the Marquis de Lafayette\, Washington Square’s use as a Potter’s Field\, and the various epidemics that plagued early 19th Century New York. \n-The story behind John Randel Jr’s Grid Plan of 1811\, the City’s swallowing of Greenwich Village into the 9th Ward\, the birth of Fifth Avenue in 1824\, and what early 19th Century New Yorkers thought of this area. \n-Stories from the birth of New York University\, including financial issues\, riots\, prison labor\, the Gothic Revival structure\, the birth of the telegraph\, the first portrait photograph ever taken in 1839\, and the last remnant of NYU’s original building. \n-The birth of Greek Revival\, Greek-mania\, and Sailor Snug Harbor in the 1830s\, with a trip to The Row and The Mews\, sharing stories behind their residents\, and quotes from New Yorkers of the time that eerily echo sentiments from today. \n-Into the wilderness with the Randalls\, the Rhinelanders\, the Brevoorts\, The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York\, the vote to build the Croton Aqueduct\, and life on early Fifth Avenue in the 1820s – 1840s with maps and photographs. \n-Concluding at the oldest surviving mansion this far south on Fifth Avenue\, with stories behind its construction and its current use as an artist’s club. \nThe group is limited to the first 25 to RSVP\, so if you are interested\, please let us hear from you soon. \n*Please bring water and comfortable shoes as we’ll be doing a lot of walking. \n**This tour does not go inside any buildings on the route but does conclude at the Salmagundi Club. \nAbout James  \nJames Scully is an outgoing native New Yorker who grew up in a home with four generations of family.  He had close relationships with both his grandparents and great-grandparents.  This exposed him to an invaluable amount of local history and culture\, helping him to become a passionate historian\, writer\, and director. \nHe’s a graduate of Xavier High School in Manhattan\, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, and spent over a decade working as an art director and copywriter for media companies such as Condé Nast and Hearst before becoming a writer\, director\, and historian.  His history focus is both New York City history and US radio history. \nJames produces and hosts Breaking Walls\, the docu-podcast on the history of US network radio broadcasting (https://www.thewallbreakers.com/breaking-walls).  He has developed historical audio fiction productions\, like the 2022 official Tribeca audio selection Burning Gotham\, set in 1835 New York City (http://burninggotham.com)\, the Frank Sinatra biopic musical And Then I Sing (https://www.andthenising.com)\, and the western adventure series Frontier Gentleman (https://www.frontiergentleman.com/).
URL:https://nylandmarks.org/event/walking-tour-washington-square-park-and-lower-fifth-avenue/
CATEGORIES:Member Talks & Tours,Professional Circle Events
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Along the Hudson - Walking Manhattan's Western Waterfront
DESCRIPTION:The New York Landmarks Conservancy in partnership with The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York cordially invites you to a Landmark Lecture \nAlong the Hudson: Walking Manhattan’s Western Waterfront\nWith Author William J. Hennessey \nTuesday\, April 28th\, 6:00 PM \nLOCATION:\nGeneral Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of The City of New York\n20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)\, Manhattan \nThrough eight structured walks from Battery Park to Spuyten Duyvil\, Along the Hudson tells the story of the rise\, decline\, and rebirth of Manhattan’s Hudson waterfront from the 17th century to the present day. In this talk\, based on his book\, William J. Hennessey will trace the ongoing evolution of the Hudson shoreline from a gritty line of working docks into a desirable residential enclave and a chain of inviting parks. \nHe will highlight notable buildings\, both historical and contemporary\, to key transportation infrastructure\, and to seminal historic events and personalities that shaped New York’s dynamic relationship with the river that is its reason for being. \n‘Reading this will enhance anyone’s sojourn along what I think of as Manhattan’s west coast.” — Peg Breen\, President\, The New York Landmarks Conservancy \nWilliam J. Hennessey is an architectural historian and retired art museum director. He is the author of two architectural guidebooks\, Walking Broadway: Thirteen Miles of Architecture and History and Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park. \nThis will be an in-person and online lecture on Tuesday\, April 28th\, at 6:00 pm. A book signing and reception will follow the in-person program. Advance registration is required. \nGeneral Admission: $15\nGeneral Society Members\, New York Landmarks Conservancy Members and Senior Citizens: $10\nStudents: $5 \nIn-Person RSVP\n\nOnline RSVP
URL:https://nylandmarks.org/event/lecture-along-the-hudson-walking-manhattans-western-waterfront/
CATEGORIES:Member Talks & Tours,Professional Circle Events
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