NEW YORK CITY CULTURAL WALKING TOURS

The Upper East Side (Yorkville) Tour

This walking tour focuses on the History and Architecture of a part of the Upper East Side that was once known as Yorkville and includes interesting pictures and stories that help join us with the area's past.

The Walking Tour ot Manhattan's Past & Present Features:
A walk through part of the area that used to be known as Yorkville and by exploring its landmark buildings we will uncover parts of its past. Starting with a Georgian inspired mansion that once belonged to a man who almost prevented the stock market crash of 1929, was elected president of the New York Stock Exchange four times and went to prison. Landmarked townhouses, row houses, model tenements plus some typical tenements. We will also walk through John Finley Walk and Carl Schurz Park. Each participant is given an itinerary with 16 stops that include 10 New York City Landmarks and 9 National Landmarks - Each stop is fully discussed.

Some of the Tours Highllights Are:

The Vanderbilt Tenements and the Avenue A Estates, both known as "model tenements"
Five landmark, modest townhouses from 1860
Six row houses from 1865
Landmark example of the Palladian style seen on London clubhouses
Henderson Place Historic District
The Rhinelander family memorial
Gracie Mansion (who was Archibald Gracie?)
George Whitney Mansion
Vincent Astor Mansion
Clarence Dillon Mansion
Carl Schurz Park
General Slocum disaster

Interesting Facts About:

The man who almost prevented the stock market crash in 1929 and later went to prison
Harry Houdini (The boarding house where he lived as a child)
The house where a teenage Jimmy Cagney lived when he was first married
York Avenue, who is it named for?
Carl Schurz - John H. Finley - Robert Wagner - Gentleman Jimmy Walker and The Lunts

About three hours long

Meeting at: the Southeast corner of East 80 Street and Park Avenue
#6 Train to E. 78 St. & Lexington Ave. or #4 & 5 to E. 86 St. & Lexington Ave.

Guided by Alfred Pommer an informative college graduate, a Licensed New York City Guide and a native New Yorker 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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