Chronicles of Old New York Exploring Manhattan's Landmark Neighborhoods

Name: Chronicles of Old New York Exploring Manhattan's Landmark Neighborhoods
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ISBN: 9780982232064

ISBN-10: 0982232063

ISBN-13: 9780982232064

Edition: 2010

Authors: James Roman

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The history of New York City is written in its streets; uncover it with Chronicles of Old New York from Museyon Guides. Discover 400 years of innovation through the true stories of the visionaries, risk-takers, dreamers, and schemers who built Manhattan. Witness life during the city¿s earliest days, when Greenwich Village was a bucolic suburb and disease was a fact of daily life. Find out which park covers a sea of unmarked graves. Explore the city¿s dark side, from the slums of Five Points to Harlem¿s Prohibition-era speakeasies. Then see it all for yourself with guided walking tours of each of Manhattan¿s historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Museyon
Publication date: 6/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




George Washington Slept Here: When New York Was the Capital of America



Drunk on Water: Aaron Burr's Profitable Gamble



Early Bohemia: The Roots of Greenwich Village



Fifth Avenue's First Breath: A Potter's Field Becomes Washington Square Park



From Dynasty to Tragedy: The Story of the Astor Family



A Bear on Broadway, and a Riot at The Opera: A Brief History of Astor Place



Slumming: The Story of Five Points



Manhattan's Incandescence: Thomas Edison Electrifies New York



From Deutal Cove to Coveted Address: The Evolution of Turtle Bay



The Gold Coast: Fifth Avenue Moves Uptown



Park Avenue: The Frog Prince



Mr. Vanderbilt Builds His Dream House: A Mansion on Millionaire's Row



Down the Middle: Central Park, and How It Got That Way



It Happened in Gramercy Park the Cooperative Gets a Lift



Assassination of an Architect: The Story of Stanford White



Art in the Alley: The Ashcan School and the Carriage Houses of Greenwich Village



Apartment Life: The Dakota and the Golden Age



Lower East Side: An Immigrant Tale



Prohibition and all that Jazz: The Speakeasy Days of New York



A Harlem History: Philip Payton Builds a Neighborhood



The Master Builder: The Controversial Character of Robert Moses



Manhattan Hears the Beat: How New York Got Hip



Soho Story: A Neighborhood Grows



Chelsea: The Western Frontier



Fathers and Sons: Real Estate Dynasties of New York


Walking Tours


Financial District


Chinatown/Soho


Greenwich Village


Astor Place


Gramercy Park


Turtle Bay Walking Tour


Midtown Walking Tour


Upper West Side Walking Tour


Harlem Walking Tour


Appendix


Townhouse Style


Bibliography


Index