Exploring Manhattan Valley and Bloomingdale: Manhattan's Unknown West Side!

RSVPs open up Sunday, June 1st at 8:00pm. Space is set aside for new group members, 1st and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list, subject to availability. Email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot.

Bring water to sip and snacks if you haven't had a chance to grab a bite to eat. Make sure to take care of business before the tour!

Cost: $10:00 payable in cash at the tour. This is the 2nd in a series of three tours to raise awareness and money for a very special non-profit called the Broadway Mall Association (BMA), which helps keeps Broadway beautiful from 72nd Street to 168th Street with plantings, landscaping and art exhibits. Read more about BMA here: http://www.broadwaymall.org/home/

OVERVIEW
This guided walk covers West 96-109th Streets between Riverside Drive and Central Park West and explores two neighborhoods that perhaps don’t get the respect and attention they deserve. This diverse and dynamic community has been revitalized over the past two decades thanks to neighborhood residents and businesses. Discover some cool new places to eat, a great jazz club and a dizzying variety of architecture.

There’s some fascinating history as well! We’ll be sure to stop by the homes of George Gershwin and Humphrey Bogart, as well as the house where Duke Ellington composed songs. We’ll enjoy the solitude of Strauss Park which honors the former owners of Macy’s who once lived in the area, and other lesser known West Side landmarks and attractions, such as: the delightful Manhattan Avenue Historic District; a church with some of the loveliest Tiffany windows anywhere; Association Residence (today North America’s largest hostel); a rare free standing mansion on Riverside Drive; and a statue that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Cheers from Hank

646-596-3005
hankorenstein@gmail.com