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The Washington Square Neighborhood Walking Tour Consultation - Part 1 & Part 2
also know as: The Landmarks of the (Central) Greenwich Village Walking Tour Consultation - Part 1 & Part 2

Architecture -- History -- Interesting Pictures & Stories

This walking tour focuses on the history & architecture of the central part of Greenwich Village & a part of the Greenwich Village historic district that was once known as the elite, 19th-century neighborhood of Washington Square. Included are interesting pictures & stories that join us with the neighborhood's past. You will find out about the man who is historically considered the "Father of Washington Square" - both the park & the neighborhood. We will pass the sites of the home of Henry James (author of the novel "Washington Square") - the site of his grandmother's home & also the home of the fictitious Dr. Sloper & his daughter Catherine from the novel. Find out how about Admiral Peter Warren & how Greenwich Village got its name & much more.

The Greenwich Village Walking Tour of Past & Present Features:

A walk through part of the New York City & national landmark historic district of Greenwich Village including Washington Square Park & its environs.

The Part 1 of the walking tour explores the history & architecture of the immediate neighborhood surrounding Washington Square Park including: the Washington Mews, McDougal Alley, Washington Square No., Washington Square So. Washington Square E., Washington Square W., Washington Place, W. 8 St. & part of Waverly Place. You will find out about: the"House of Geniuses" - Thomas Wolfe - Cornelius Vanderbilt - the cemetery - the hangman's shack that became a bohemian center in the village & Eleanor Roosevelt, all are a part of Washington Square's history & more.

There are over 19 stops that include 4 New York City Landmark buildings & 2 national landmark building.    Each stop is fully discussed.

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Highlights for the  Part 1  about 2 hours :

  • The Washington Square Arch & Park, find out about the first Washington Square Arch
  • The Row, Snug Harbor Institute and Robert Randall
    once home to Richard Morris Hunt, Edith Wharton, Edward Hopper & Mayor George B. McClellan
  • The Washington Square Mews, Paul Manship, Walter Lippman, Clifford Odets
  • Philip Johnson's brownstone library on Washington Square
  • (Guido) "Bruno's Garret" and the hangman's shack
  • The site of N.Y.U'.'s 1st building and the first organized labor riot in the U.S
  • Remant of the original Main Building for N.Y.U.
  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Company tragedy & Joseph Zito
  • the site where Edgar Allen Poe lived
  • John Reed lived here with Louise Bryant and Eugene O'Neil was their friend
  • John Barrymore Jr. lived her and almost destroyed the building
  • Wila Cathe lived here with Edith Lewis and later Richard Wright lived in the same building
  • the Provincetown Playhouse, Eugene O'Neil, George Cram Cook
  • Judson Memorial Church and Tower
  • Arron Bur built these houses
  • Eleanor Roosevelt & Hope Lange
  • Mac Dougal Alley, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, New York's "Art Alley de Lux"
    Find out about the start of Greenwich Village as a artist community
  • St. Joseph's Church, the 2nd oldest surviving Catholic Church in New York City
  • the original Whitney Museum of American Art open 1932, and a Whitney residence
  • The Hanging Tree, the Marquis de Lafayette visited and 21 men died
  • Waverly Place, Max Eastman, Hotel Earl

These are 2 separate walking tours that share 4 of the same stops:
Washington Square Arch,  Washington Square North,  The Washington Mews & MacDougal Alley.
Part 1 will explore the park & the streets immediately surrounding Washington Square Park.
Part 2 explores the neighborhood from Wahington Square North. to W. 12 St. between 5th Ave. & 6th Ave.

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Highlights for the  Part 2  about two hours:

  • The Washington Square Arch and Park, find out about the first Washington Square Arch
  • The Row, Snug Harbor Institute and Robert Randall
    once home to Richard Morris Hunt, Edith Wharton, Edward Hopper & Mayor George B. McClellan
  • The Washington Square Mews, Paul Manship, Walter Lippman, Clifford Odets
  • Site of the Brevoort Hotel, Charles Lindbergh, Emma Goldman,
  • Site of Mabel Dodge (Luham) salon
  • John Garfield lived here
  • Ida Tarbell was the president of a art club in this mansion for 30 years.
  • The site where Mark Twain was living as a widower and the mansion he lived in with his family
  • The Lockwood De Forest House, a unique landmark mansion from 1887
  • The Church of The Ascension - the first time a president of the U. S. married while in office.
  • Second Shearith Israel Cemetery
  • Emily Post was raised in this house
  • Edward Albee owned this house and lived here for a decade
  • Sinclaire Lewis lived here for two years
  • Find out about the Tile Club, the 10th Street Studios and the Grapevine Tavern
  • Originally: The Jefferson Market Courthouse from 1877, now a landmark library
  • Emma Lararus was born and raised here
  • Dashiel Hammett was living here when he went to jail for refusing to give names
  • Andrew Lockwood Home from 1842
  • Max Eastman lived here with his first wife Ida Rauh
  • Originally: The Ira Hawley Mansion from 1853 now Americas oldest surviving art society is in the mansion
Optional: General Winfield Scott's Townhouse & E. R.'s Retreat

Both tours start at: The Washington Sq. Arch in Washington Sq. Park

The walking tour consultation & the slideshow are hosted by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker &
a licensed New York City guide, who has spent over 30 years researching, creating & leading tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.

These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com & at: goodreads for information about 4 Manhattan neighborhood walking tour
guide books authored by Alfred Pommer & published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)

Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.

Interested in a Private Walking Tour consultation or a private Slideshow presentation? Call: (212) 979-2388 for details
www.nycwalk.com - www.nycslideshow.com   or   e mail

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