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Nooks and Corners of Old New York
154
by Charles Hemstreet, E. C. Peixotto (Artist), Ken Bloom (Afterword)
Charles Hemstreet
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Nooks and Corners of Old New York
154
by Charles Hemstreet, E. C. Peixotto (Artist), Ken Bloom (Afterword)
Charles Hemstreet
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Overview
Nooks and Corners of Old New York celebrates the people, places, and events that shaped New York City's history. The author—a newspaper reporter and novelist who wrote extensively on New York's early history—paints a vivid picture of several centuries of stories, scandals, and celebrations. While the history may be old, its appeal is not dated; any fan of contemporary city lore will be fascinated by the many echoes that can be discovered by learning more about the city's colorful past. Whether an armchair traveler or someone retracing the author's steps, the reader will enjoy imagining a city that still featured sheep meadows, fresh streams, and verdant hills. And, surprisingly, many of the landmarks highlighted in this text remain on their original sites, testimony to the fact that the ever-changing city still has a history to be appreciated. Read selectively as you roam the streets or from first to last page in the comfort of your favorite chair, Nooks and Corners of Old New York will entertain and inform you about New York's rich story.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781438494999 |
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Publisher: | State University of New York Press |
Publication date: | 10/01/2023 |
Series: | Excelsior Editions |
Pages: | 154 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Charles Hemstreet (1866–1940) was an American author and journalist. He is the author of Literary New York: Its Landmarks and Associations and When New York Was Young, among many books.
Table of Contents
Introductory Note List of Illustrations 1. Fort Amsterdam Bowling Green The Battery Castle Garden State Street The “Stadhuis” Petticoat Lane Broad Street Fraunces Tavern Pearl Street The First City Hall First Printing Press in the Colony Fire of 1835 Stone Street Flat and Barrack Hill Wall Street Federal Hall Where Alexander Hamilton Lived Tontine Coffee House Meal Market Middle Dutch Church Pie Woman’s Lane The Maiden’s Lane The Jack-Knife Golden Hill Delmonico’s John Street Church John Street Theatre Shakespeare Tavern First Clinton Hall St. George’s Church Barnum’s Museum Original Park Theatre First Brick Presbyterian Church Where Leisler Was Hanged Tammany Hall A Liberty Pole City Hall Park Potter’s Field In City Hall Park Third City Hall Governor’s Room First Savings Bank Fences of City Hall Park Office of Aaron Burr An Historic Window The Tombs Prison The Collect The Five Points Mulberry Bend Slum An Ancient Church Chatham Square Bouwerie Lane Kissing Bridge Tea Water Pump Home of Charlotte Temple Bull’s Head Tavern First Bowery Theatre Washington’s Home on Cherry Hill 2. The Origin of Broadway The First Graveyard The First House Built Tin Pot Alley Trinity Churchyard Annetje Jans’s Farm Oldest Grave In Trinity Churchyard Grave of Charlotte Temple Martyrs’ Monument A Churchyard Cryptograph Alexander Hamilton’s Tomb Last Friend of Aaron Burr Tomb of Capt. James Lawrence Cresap, the Indian Fighter Where Gov. De Lancey Was Buried Home of the De Lanceys Washington Market St. Paul’s Chapel The Washington Pew in St. Paul’s The Actor Cooke’s Grave Astor House A House of Other Days The Road to Greenwich St. Peter’s Church Columbia College Chapel Place Bowling Green Garden and First Vauxhall A. T. Stewart’s Store First Sewing Machine Masonic Hall New York Hospital Riley’s Fifth Ward Hotel St. John’s Church The Red Fort Lispenard’s Meadows Cows on Broadway Canal Street Original Olympic Theatre Greenwich Village Sir Peter Warren Evolution of Greenwich Streets Duane Street Church Richmond Hill Burr’s Pond St. John’s Burying Ground Bedford Street Church Where Thomas Paine Lived and Died Admiral Warren and His Family State Prison Convict Labor Quaint Houses in Wiehawken Street Bank Street Washington Square Obelisk Lane Graveyard In a Side Street Milligan’s Lane Union Road First Presbyterian Church Society Library Great Kiln Road Weavers’ Row Graveyard Behind a Store Love Lane Chelsea Village London Terrace 3. Oliver Street Baptist Church Madison Street Where Nathan Hale Was Hanged First Tenement House Manhattan Island Bone Alley “Mother” Mandelbaum Allen Street Memorial Church Mile Stone On the Bowery St. Patrick’s Church An Unsolved Crime Niblo’s Garden Tripler Hall First Marble-Fronted Houses Burdell Murder Marble Cemetery The Second Marble Cemetery Bouwerie Village Grave of Peter Stuyvesant First Sunday School Bowery Village Church Second Vauxhall Garden Cooper Union Astor Place Scene of Forrest-Macready Riots Clinton Hall Lafayette Place La Grange Terrace Sailors’ Snug Harbor Grace Church Wallack’s Theatre Union Square Academy of Music St. George’s Church Gramercy Park Madison Square Arsenal in Madison Square House of Refuge Post Road Fifth Avenue Hotel College of City of New York Old House of Refuge Wall Bellevue Hospital Bull’s Head Village Peter Cooper’s House Little Church Around the Corner Lich Gate Brick Presbyterian Church Bryant Park A World’s Fair Murray Hill Turtle Bay The Elgin Garden St. Patrick’s Cathedral Four Mile Stone Beekman House An Old Shot Tower The De Voor Farm Central Park Afterword Ken Bloom IndexFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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