Chronicles of Old New York

by Roman, James

• ISBN13: 9780982232064
• ISBN10: 0982232063
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-22
• Publisher: Museyon Guides

Summary

Whether you're a native New Yorker or a first-time visitor, explore New York as never before. Discover the dramatic true stories behind Gangs of New York and Age of Innocence and then see if for yourself with walking tours of Manhattan's historic neighborhoods.

Table of Contents

George Washington Slept Here: When New York Was the Capital of America	p. 13
Drunk on Water: Aaron Burr's Profitable Gamble	p. 19
Early Bohemia: The Roots of Greenwich Village	p. 25
Fifth Avenue's First Breath: A Potter's Field Becomes Washington Square Park	p. 31
From Dynasty to Tragedy: The Story of the Astor Family	p. 39
A Bear on Broadway, and a Riot at The Opera: A Brief History of Astor Place	p. 47
Slumming: The Story of Five Points	p. 53
Manhattan's Incandescence: Thomas Edison Electrifies New York	p. 63
From Deutal Cove to Coveted Address: The Evolution of Turtle Bay	p. 69
The Gold Coast: Fifth Avenue Moves Uptown	p. 75
Park Avenue: The Frog Prince	p. 83
Mr. Vanderbilt Builds His Dream House: A Mansion on Millionaire's Row	p. 89
Down the Middle: Central Park, and How It Got That Way	p. 95
It Happened in Gramercy Park the Cooperative Gets a Lift	p. 101
Assassination of an Architect: The Story of Stanford White	p. 107
Art in the Alley: The Ashcan School and the Carriage Houses of Greenwich Village	p. 113
Apartment Life: The Dakota and the Golden Age	p. 119
Lower East Side: An Immigrant Tale	p. 129
Prohibition and all that Jazz: The Speakeasy Days of New York	p. 133
A Harlem History: Philip Payton Builds a Neighborhood	p. 139
The Master Builder: The Controversial Character of Robert Moses	p. 145
Manhattan Hears the Beat: How New York Got Hip	p. 153
Soho Story: A Neighborhood Grows	p. 159
Chelsea: The Western Frontier	p. 169
Fathers and Sons: Real Estate Dynasties of New York	p. 173
Walking Tours
Financial District	p. 180
Chinatown/Soho	p. 190
Greenwich Village	p. 198
Astor Place	p. 206
Gramercy Park	p. 214
Turtle Bay Walking Tour	p. 220
Midtown Walking Tour	p. 226
Upper West Side Walking Tour	p. 232
Harlem Walking Tour	p. 236
Appendix
Townhouse Style	p. 242
Bibliography	p. 248
Index	p. 250
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