The Chelsea Neighborhood / Historic District Walking Tour
About two hours long or three hours for the extended tour
Meet at: The Northeast corner of W. 23 St & 6 Ave.
F Train to W. 23 St.(6 Ave.) or N & R Train To W. 23 St.(5 Ave.)
or #1 Train to W. 23 St.(7 Ave) or #6 Train to w.23 St.(Park Ave)
Guided by Alfred Pommer, a college graduate, an informative native New Yorker, and a licensed New York City guide with 19 years experience, researching, creating, and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods. This walking tour focuses on history and architecture of Chelsea along with interesting pictures and stories that join us with the neighborhood’s past
This Walking Tour Of Manhattan’s Past and Present Features:
A Walk Through the neighborhood of Chelsea, the Chelsea Historic District, part of the Flatiron District and the extension includes part of Ladies Mile Historic District (Fashion Row). Each participant will be given an Itinerary with 21 stops that include 5 New York City landmarks and 2 national landmarks on the two hour tour and the three hour tour includes a total of, 8 New York City landmarks and 2 national landmarks - Each stop is fully discussed
The Two Hour Tour Features are:
- The Chelsea Hotel and the Chelsea Historic District
- former Headquarters of the Communist Party USA
- formerly: Stern's Department Store a relic from "Fashion Row"
- The "James N. Wells Row" from 1856
- St. Peters Church from 1836
- St. Vincent De Paul Church, Piaf
- Edward Arlington Robinson lived here until rescued by Teddy Roosevelt
- An Art Moderne diner
- London Terrace - The site of Clement Clark Moore’s farm
- Find out about "Millionaires Row" and see a survivor of "Cottage Row"
- This is where Jack Kerouac and "On the Road"
- Why some people say Santa Clause came from Chelsea and others disagree - Livingston I persume
- A row of Anglo Italianate house from 1860
- The landmark Cushman Row (an execelent example of Greek Rivival from 1840)
- "Guardian Angel Roman Catholic Church" also known as "Shrine of the Sea" a interesting freize
- The Episcopal General Theological Seminary and geothermal heating and cooling
You Will Find Out About:
Proctors 23 St. Music Hall where it was and pictures of some of its famous stars
America’s Greatest Tragic Actor - The Site Of The Booth Theatre And What It Looked Like
Captain Clark and Clement Clark Moore and the development of Chelsea
Sherwood Anderson, Geraldine Page, Edwin Forrest, Anthony Perkins and much more
The Extended Three Hour Tour Also Includes:
- The building that was originally: Siegel Cooper & Co. Dept. Store from 1896
- The building that was originally: B. Altman & Co. Dept. Store from 1876
- The building that was originally: Simposn, Crawford & Simpson Dept. Store from 1900
- The building that was Cammeryers "the largest shoe store in New York City"
- An Art Moderne theater
- Five landmark buildings, originally carriage houses plus Siegel Cooper's wagon house & stable
- The Hellmuth Building
- A landmark cemetery
- A landmark church that was turned into a controversal night club for a while
Interested in a private walking tour ?
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details www.nycwalk.com
BACK