“The Gilded Age” Tour of the Upper East Side
There is a social drama roaring on the Upper East Side. Social climbers are jostling for status as old money clashes with new money. Railroad titans and the formidable Astors …
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Open House New York to Feature Iconic Upper East Side Sites
After a year off because of the pandemic, Open House New York will return to the five boroughs, offering people near and far an opportunity to explore some of the …
Old Wooden Houses of the East Side
Five years before Mrs. O’ Leary’s cow allegedly destroyed a third of Chicago and claimed approximately 300 lives in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, officials in Manhattan recognized the …
From Hell Gate to Henderson Place
In the early 1800s, John Jacob Astor sought refuge from the flurry of activity, summer heat, and disease that was centered around the southern tip of Manhattan. The areas of …
