Summer 2009 Schedule of Public Walking Tours - Joyce Gold History Tours of New York

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC WALKING TOURS NYC
SPRING / SUMMER 2009
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MAY 30 Saturday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
A great 19th century immigrant neighborhood, the notorious Five Points, with Paradise Square, Cow Bay, and Bottle Alley, and gangs — the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies, and Dead Rabbits.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.

JUNE 6 Saturday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE GENIUS AND ELEGANCE OF GRAMERCY PARK
Discover a London Square that became home to creative minds, elegant salons, and the taste-setting Lady Mendl.
MEET: Gramercy Park, Lexington Ave. & 21st St.

JUNE 11 Thursday 11 AM $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.

JUNE 13 Saturday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE AND ITS SPECTACULAR HUDSON RIVER PARK
19th century preserve, winding streets, and the only NY park extending 800' into the Hudson River.
MEET: Seventh Avenue South and Leroy St., the southwest corner. Subway: the #1 train to W. Houston; then walk 2 blocks north on Seventh Ave. South.

JUNE 17 Wednesday 11 AM $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.

JUNE 21 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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WALL STREET — FROM WINDMILLS TO WORLD FINANCE
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sail into NY harbor, we will visit old Nieuw Amsterdam & explore Dutch heritage, as well as historic sites of the Revolutionary War period and beyond.
MEET: Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall St.

JUNE 28 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE BOWERY — ENTERTAINMENTS HIGH AND LOW
From flashy district of vaudeville, minstrel shows, and operettas, to raucous saloons, bare-knuckled boxing, and Skid Row, the still-changing Bowery has seen it all.
MEET: Northwest corner of Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) and the Bowery, at Bank of America.

JULY 2 Thursday 11 AM $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, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.

JULY 4 Saturday 1 PM $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.

JULY 5 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The notorious 19th century immigrant neighborhood of gangs, poverty, and violence.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.

JULY 8 Wednesday 11 AM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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"HELL AIN'T HOT — THIS HERE'S HELL'S KITCHEN"
Once the lurid district of one-lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on 10th Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & 42nd St., northwest corner.

JULY 12 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
THE MEAT MARKET DISTRICT — AND ITS NEW PARK IN THE SKY
The new High Line Park hovers 30' above meatpackers, stylish shops, galleries, and eateries.
MEET: 13th Street and Eighth Ave., at entrance to Jackson Sq. Park

JULY 14 Tuesday 11 AM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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WALL STREET — FROM WINDMILLS TO WORLD FINANCE
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sail into NY harbor, we will visit old Nieuw Amsterdam & explore Dutch heritage, as well as historic sites of the Revolutionary War period and beyond.
MEET: Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall St.

JULY 18 Saturday 1 PM $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
Pieter Stuyvesant's 17th century bouwerie became 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.

JULY 26 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HARLEM — AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, PROUD COMMUNITY, AND LANDMARKED DISTRICTS
Sugar Hill, Striver's Row, the Harlem Renaissance, the Schomberg Library, Abyssinian Baptist Church & more.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take: #1 subway to 137th St. station; go to 138th St.; walk 1 block up the 138th St. hill.

AUGUST 1 Saturday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
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"HELL AIN'T HOT — THIS HERE'S HELL'S KITCHEN"
Once the lurid district of one-lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on 10th Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & 42nd St., northwest corner.

AUGUST 9 Sunday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
WALL STREET — FROM WINDMILLS TO WORLD FINANCE
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sail into NY harbor, we will visit old Nieuw Amsterdam & explore Dutch heritage, as well as historic sites of the Revolutionary War period and beyond.
MEET: Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall St.

AUGUST 15 Saturday 1 PM $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE
AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.

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