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Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group discovering, preserving and sharing our history UPCOMING EVENTS |
Our Next Free BNHG Presentation
Secrets of the Upper West Side:
Uncovering Some of the Mysteries of Our Neighborhood
September 27, 2018 at 630pm
Hostelling International New York
891 Amsterdam Avenue (103rd Street)
Secrets of the Upper West Side:
Uncovering Some of the Mysteries of Our Neighborhood
September 27, 2018 at 630pm
Hostelling International New York
891 Amsterdam Avenue (103rd Street)
Mr. Tauranac will talk about the Upper West Side gems that he uncovered while researching his latest book:
Manhattan's Little Secrets: Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
Published last month by Globe Pequot Press
http://www.globepequot.com/book/9781493030477
We won't give away any of his secrets before the talk but let's just say that one of them involves the re-purposing of some stones taken from a French donjon.
Manhattan's Little Secrets: Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
Published last month by Globe Pequot Press
http://www.globepequot.com/book/9781493030477
We won't give away any of his secrets before the talk but let's just say that one of them involves the re-purposing of some stones taken from a French donjon.
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John Tauranac writes on New York City’s social- and architectural history and teaches the subject at NYU’s School of Professional Studies. He also gives tours of the city and designs maps. His books include three editions of New York From the Air (Abrams); The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark (Scribner and Cornell) and Essential New York (Holt Rinehart & Winston). He has contributed to The New York Times, The New York Observer, Travel & Leisure, New York Magazine, and other publications. Tauranac was named a Centennial Historian by the Mayor’s office for his work in history. He was awarded a Commendation for Design Excellence by the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Endowment of the Arts for his role in the creation of the 1979 subway map, and he was given an award for Teaching Excellence by NYU’s School of Professional Studies in 2006.
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Presentation sponsored by the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
with the Columbus Amsterdam BID and Hostelling International NY
For more information call 212-666-9774
with the Columbus Amsterdam BID and Hostelling International NY
For more information call 212-666-9774
Free Walking Tours of Historic Bloomingdale
Explore the History of the Upper West Side
between W. 96th and W. 110th Streets
Led by Local Historian Jim Mackin
September 30, 2018 (Sun) at 1p
Meet at Hostelling International-NY
891 Amsterdam Avenue at 103rd Street
More info 212-666-9774
or info@columbusamsterdambid.org
sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID
and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group