Spring 2010 Schedule of Public Walking Tours - Joyce Gold History Tours of New York

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC WALKING TOURS NYC
Spring 2010
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March 6 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL: "CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, a thrilling symbol of New York's commerce, physical drama, and intellectual energy.
MEET: Inside the entrance to Grand Central at E 42nd St & under the Park Avenue viaduct.

March 14 SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HELL'S KITCHEN AND ITS VIVID IRISH PAST
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.

March 20 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
Factory workers, scholars, artists, radicals, aristocrats — remarkable women left their imprints on this neighborhood and well beyond — our annual Women's History Month tour.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.

March 26 FRIDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN —
GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.

April 3 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.

April 7 WEDNESDAY 11 AM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800 feet into the river.
MEET: Leroy Street & Seventh Avenue South, southwest corner.

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April 11 SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY — THE DAZZLE OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY
The lore, lights, and excitement of Times Square and the Theatre District.
MEET: W 42nd St. between 7th Ave. & Broadway @ Walgreens.

April 18 SUNDAY 1 PM [2.5 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HARLEM — PROUD COMMUNITY WITH VIBRANT LANDMARKS
Sugar Hill, Strivers' Row, the Schomberg Library, and Abyssinian Baptist Church — highlights of Harlem's history and renaissance.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take: #1 subway to 137th St.; walk 1 block up 138th St. hill.

April 25 SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves.

May 1 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HISTORIC DIVERSITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE —
DUTCH BOUWERIE, IRISH ALE HOUSE, AND THE YIDDISH KING LEAR
Peter Stuyvesant's 17th century farm became the site of the Irish Famine Church, a German maritime tragedy, and the flourishing Yiddish theatre.
MEET: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, 10th St. & Second Ave.

May 5 WEDNESDAY 11 AM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues.

May 8 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800' into the river.
MEET: Leroy Street & Seventh Avenue South, the southwest corner.

**NEW** May 14 FRIDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
BROOKLYN BRIDGE — "ROMANTIC PASSAGEWAY" THAT JOINS TWO ISLANDS
A living connection of architectural grace and strength, the Brooklyn Bridge still evokes amazement for its innovation, its beauty, and the views from its walkway.
MEET: City Hall Park fountain, Broadway & Park Place.

May 16 SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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CENTRAL PARK — THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres became a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.

May 22 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE MEAT MARKET DISTRICT AND ITS AMAZING HIGH LINE PARK
The remarkably-transformed elevated railway adds new dimension to meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
MEET: W 13th Street and Eighth Ave., at entrance to Jackson Square Park.

May 29 SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HELL'S KITCHEN AND ITS VIVID IRISH PAST
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.

May 30 SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.] $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.

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