Exploring Gramercy Park and Union Square
Published on 26. October 2015
132 pages
978-1-62585-363-9 (ISBN)
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Created by Samuel Ruggles as a haven for wealthy New Yorkers, both Gramercy Park and Union Square have been among Manhattan's most desirable neighborhoods for more than 150 years. From writers and artists to powerful politicians, illustrious figures like O. Henry, Andy Warhol, Samuel Tilden and Joseph Kennedy have walked its streets. The National Arts Club and the Players Club attract patrons from around the city who are in search of a taste of grander times. Tourists flock to historic sites like the Theodore Roosevelt House, the Gramercy Park Historic District and the picturesque Union Square Park. Local tour guide Alfred Pommer and coauthor Joyce Pommer reveal the stories on the streets of the neighborhoods.
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10/2015
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Alfred Pommer is a licensed New York City Guide who has given tours in Manhattan's diverse neighborhoods for over twenty years, constantly researching and improving each one. He is a member of the Guides Association of New York and has co-authored three previous books published by The History Press. He is retired from the New York City Parks Department.
Joyce Pommer owned an art gallery in New York City and worked with many local and international artists. She is an abstract mixed-media artist, member of ArtTable and the National Collage Society. Joyce attended the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and the Art Institute of Boston. She is the co-author of Exploring Manhattan's Murray Hill.
Joyce Pommer owned an art gallery in New York City and worked with many local and international artists. She is an abstract mixed-media artist, member of ArtTable and the National Collage Society. Joyce attended the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and the Art Institute of Boston. She is the co-author of Exploring Manhattan's Murray Hill.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Local History
- 2. Our Tour Begins: East Seventeenth Street and Third Avenue
- 3. Artists, Writers and More: Irving Place to East Nineteenth Street
- 4. Muckrakers and Architecture: East Nineteenth Street to Park Avenue South
- 5. The Block Beautiful: An Artist Colony
- 6. Actors and Famous Historical Figures: Gramercy Park South to Irving Place
- 7. Club Houses and Memorials: Gramercy Park South to Park Avenue South
- 8. Mayor Harper to Russell Sage: Gramercy Park West to Lexington Avenue
- 9. Atlantic Cable to Knights in Armor: Lexington Avenue and Gramercy Park North
- 10. Theodore Roosevelt to Tammany Hall: East Twentieth Street to Seventeenth Street
- 11. Introduction and Boundaries of Union Square Park: Union Square Park's Environs
- 12. Union Square Park, Memorials and Statues: Marquis de Lafayette to Abraham Lincoln
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
