Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

Step off the beaten path of Fifth Avenue and into the rich cultural history of New York City's five boroughs.

Beyond the crowds and tourist traps of dazzling Midtown Manhattan are layers of history waiting to be discovered. Even for locals, who each day pass the shadows of New York's immigrant beginnings, the city holds a secret history to be revealed—if only you know what to look for.

Out From Midtown transforms the city from a bustling metropolis to a virtual archaeological dig. Simple walking directions and transit tips guide the traveler through the most distinct and diverse points in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Learn to see New York three-dimensionally through the eyes of history, where architecture, grave sites, and street corners hold the clues to a fascinating past and the wonders of an adventurous present.

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Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

Step off the beaten path of Fifth Avenue and into the rich cultural history of New York City's five boroughs.

Beyond the crowds and tourist traps of dazzling Midtown Manhattan are layers of history waiting to be discovered. Even for locals, who each day pass the shadows of New York's immigrant beginnings, the city holds a secret history to be revealed—if only you know what to look for.

Out From Midtown transforms the city from a bustling metropolis to a virtual archaeological dig. Simple walking directions and transit tips guide the traveler through the most distinct and diverse points in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Learn to see New York three-dimensionally through the eyes of history, where architecture, grave sites, and street corners hold the clues to a fascinating past and the wonders of an adventurous present.

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Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

by Bob Swacker
Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

Out From Midtown: A Historical Walking Guide to New York City

by Bob Swacker

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Step off the beaten path of Fifth Avenue and into the rich cultural history of New York City's five boroughs.

Beyond the crowds and tourist traps of dazzling Midtown Manhattan are layers of history waiting to be discovered. Even for locals, who each day pass the shadows of New York's immigrant beginnings, the city holds a secret history to be revealed—if only you know what to look for.

Out From Midtown transforms the city from a bustling metropolis to a virtual archaeological dig. Simple walking directions and transit tips guide the traveler through the most distinct and diverse points in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Learn to see New York three-dimensionally through the eyes of history, where architecture, grave sites, and street corners hold the clues to a fascinating past and the wonders of an adventurous present.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781633310384
Publisher: Disruption Books
Publication date: 06/25/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 284
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Bob Swacker has led tours through the neighborhoods of New York City for five decades. His tours combine decades of historical research in libraries, cemeteries, and historical societies; interviews with borough residents; and many miles traveled on foot in the field. He has taught at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn since 1970 and for many years he has taught courses on New York City at Saint Ann's and at New York University. Dr. Swacker is the author of New York City History, Out From Midtown, and the co-author, with Leslie Jenkins, of Irish New York. He lives in Stuyvesant Town.

Table of Contents

Introduction
MANHATTAN
Wall Street Financial District: Original New Amsterdam & New York
Governors Island (park)
Harlem
Chinatown
Lower East Side
East Village
BROOKLYN
Brighton Beach
Coney Island
Green-Wood Cemetery
Washington Cemetery
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
Crown Heights & Weeksville
THE BRONX
Belmont
City Island
QUEENS
Calvary Cemetery
Broad Channel
Flushing
STATEN ISLAND
St. George
Tottenville
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
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