NEW YORK CITY CULTURAL WALKING TOURS

The Little Italy / NoLIta & Five Points Walking Tour

We will walk through Little Italy and Nolita and the area that was the infamous “Five Points” Neighborhood portrayed in the movie "Gangs of New York". We will see a remaining landmark survivor (1 family, 2 story, Federal styled home) of a middle income artisan community that was here before Little Italy or the Five Points neighborhoods came into being. We will also see surviving landmark institutional buildings along with interesting pictures and stories that will give us an insight into both neighborhoods past . We will walk through "NoLIta" the new neighborhood emerging in the northern part of little Italy. There are 19 stops that include 8 New York City Landmarks & 7 national landmarks.

I will talk about and show some famous landmark buildings - focusing on architecture plus the Irish and Italian history connected to both neighborhoods. Both neighborhoods and all stops are fully discussed.

Some Highlights of the Tour are:

The Puck Bldg. & its distasteful connection to Irish history
The Original Saint Patrick Cathedral & Complex and some history of Little Italy and Five Points
The Elizabeth Street Gardens and the space age is here to
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Landmark example of a typical Federal style, single family home that populated this early 19th century artisan neighborhood.
Also the sites of: Ravenite Social Club - and the first, infamous Umberto's Clam House
Find out about Farfariello the clown that lIttle Italy loved
Find out about the Stabile Bank, a neighborhood bank
Odd Fellows Hall and what it looked like when it was first built
The First Central Police Headquarters Building In New York City
Examples of ‘Old Law’ or ‘Dumbbell’ tenements and how they fit into the area’s history
The Five Points and the site of the old Brewery and the Five Points Mission
Charles Dickens & tap dancing in the Five Points Neighborhook
The site of and a picture of the Old Tombs prison
Foley Square and who was Tom Foley?
Find out about "Boss Tweed" and see the old "Tweed Courthouse"
The Marble Palace and Alexander T. Stewart
The site of the Collect Pond and how Paradise Square turned into the infamous Five Points neighborhood - and much more

About three and a half hours long

Meet at: Southwest corner of Lafayette & Houston Street
#6 trains to Bleecker Street or N, R to Prince Street or F to Lafayette St.

Guided by Alfred Pommer an informative college graduate, a native New Yorker and a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 18 years researching, creating and giving walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
Interested in a private walking tour ?
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details www.nycwalk.com
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The Five Points (Gangs of New York) Walking Tour

The walking tour focuses on the history of the poor Irish in the infamous old Five Points neighborhood with some interesting pictures and stories that may help us understand the neighborhoods' past.

This Walking Tour of Manhattan's Past and Present Features:
A walk through the area where the "Five Points" neighborhood actually existed - roughly bounded by: Canal St., - Chambers St. and Lafayette St. - the Bowery. Going back to the beginning of 19th century there was a lower middle income, ethnically mixed, artisan apprentice community called "Paradise Square" made up of wood frame, 1 family (2 story) homes throughout the area that became the infamous "Five Points. We will past the sites of various locations that existed in the "Five Points" some that were referred to in the movie "Gangs of New York". All stops are fully discussed.

Some Of The Tours Highlights Are:

“Fatty” Walsh's Riot and why it was important
Pictures of scenes from the old Five Points neighborhood
The landmark, fieldstone Church of the Transfiguration built in 1802
The site of the actual Five Points intersection
The site of the old Brewery and the Five Points Mission
Find out about the House of Industry
Charles Dickens, Pete Williams Place, Master Juba and tap dancing in the Five Points Neighborhook
The site of and a picture of the Old Tombs prison
Foley Square and who was Tom Foley?
Find out about "Boss Tweed" and see the old "Tweed Courthouse"
The Marble Palace and Alexander T. Stewart
The oldest existing tenement in New York City and what were tenements and how they fit into the area’s history
The site of the Collect Pond and how Paradise Square turned into the infamous Five Points neighborhood - and much more

About Two Hours Long

Meet at the Southeast Corner of Canal St. and Mott St. (Chase Bank)
#6 trains to Canal St. Street or N, R to Canal Street

Guided by Alfred Pommer an informative native New Yorker, a college graduate and a Licensed New York City guide who has spent over 19 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
Interested in a private walking tour ?
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details www.nycwalk.com

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