Tours - Reform New York

Click on tour name to jump to description

Commies, Gangsters, Goons, Radicals, Rakes, and Robber Barons: The Labor Heritage of Union Square
Discover all the stuff that made the American labor movement great between 1880 and 1960. Relive the heady days of marches, protests, rallies, sweatshops, strikes, scabs, and violence in Labor's golden years.

Meeting Place: In front of the Lincoln Statue in Union Square Park, cross Streets are Broadway and 17th Street

This tour is offered as a public and private tour.

Back to top

Robber Barons, Reactionaries, Reformers, Radicals, and Rabble Rousers: Social Action in the East Village
See where Emma Goldman chased Johan Most with a whip, John Jacob Astor foreclosed on widows and orphans, an underground railroad station for escaped slaves existed, where people rioted over the proper accent (American vs. British) for a Shakespearean play in the infamous Astor Opera House riots, and learn how Peter Cooper established the first free college in America thanks to making his fortune in Jell-o.

Meeting Place: In front of the St. Mark's in the Bowery Church at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Tenth Street.

This tour is offered as a public and private tour.

Back to top

Dreamers and Bomb-makers: Social Action in Greenwich Village
See where 60's radicals blew themselves up in a townhouse, Emma Lazarus wrote her poetry, Samuel Clemens protested social injustice, and where Bob Dylan "crashed" to make the Village folk scene. Astor Opera House riots, and learn how Peter Cooper established the first free college in America thanks to making his fortune in Jell-O.

Meeting Place: In front of the St. Mark's in the Bowery Church at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Tenth Street.

This tour is offered as a public and private tour.

Back to top

Contact Dr. Schoenberg For a Tour at
(718) 591-4741
(888) DRPHIL5 (377-4455)
Email: drphil@newyorktalksandwalks.com 		            Our other sites:
www.jewishmaven.com
www.presidentialexpert.com
www.ghostsofny.com
We accept
© New York Talks and Walks. Web Site Design and Hosting by
WebEditor Design Services