City Hall Park: No Common Ground
Done in association with Quality Street Tours. P. T. Barnum, Charles, William "Boss" Tweed, Aaron Burr, F. W. Woolworth, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and yes, Virginia, even Santa Claus, all share something (or more properly) someplace in common-- New York's City Hall Park. Following Bowling Green and the Pearl and Wall Street district, the area surrounding what is now known as City Hall Park, was once the center of New York's universe--an earlier version of Times Square. Originally known as the Commons, the Park has been the setting for several events in New York City's history including the riot-inducing reading of the Declaration of Independence that resulted in the destruction of the statue of King George III, the African Burial Ground, Newspaper Row, the origins of Bellevue Hospital and the Rotunda, Manhattan's first art museum. More recently, the park played a dramatic part in Jack Finney's well-loved time- traveling novel, Time and Again, and an all-too-real bone-chilling role in the World Trade Tower bombing horror. "City Hall Park: No Common Ground" is an illustrated walking tour through and around the old Commons--a golden triangle rich in history and New York City lore.
Meeting Place:Inside Blimpie's Restaurant, 38 Park Row, between Spruce and Beekman Streets, across from City Hall Park. Do not confuse with the Blimpie's on Church Street
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William Tweed, Robert Moses and La Guardia's New York
Did Boss Tweed get a bum rap? Was La Guardia the perfect mayor? Did Moses fall somewhere in-between? Enjoy a walking tour of the sites associated with these people that helped shape modern New York City in the 19th and 20th centuries as we discuss some of the myths and legends associated with their leadership of New York City.
Meeting Place:Inside Blimpie's Restaurant at 38 Park Row between Spruce and Beekman Streets across from City Hall Park
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