Private tour in New York City Gary D
up to 8 people
3 hours
Walking
1
Gary D.
I am a native New Yorker, born and raised on the Upper West Side, who's lived and worked my entire...
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Having lived here for my entire life, I have always been amazed that New York City has so many different architectural styles. Because there is so much competition for attention, the best examples of various styles are represented. What I love though, is the stories about the people behind the creation of our iconic structures and created the most distinctive skyline in the world. I always love to share my favorite buildings and I admit that I do occasionally do a little NYC bragging. We also have here in NYC one of the most famous streets in the world - 42nd Street. Along this street there are so many architectural gems, the epitomes of everything from International, Late Modernist, Tudor Revival, Beaux Arts to Art Deco. The legendary personalities that came together to leave us this legacy on a street that has been written about, sung about, cursed about, lamented, reviled and respected is a story I love to tell.
We will start at 42nd Street and First Avenue, across from the United Nations. We will continue along 42nd Street and see: One of the first large scale apartment complexes, a direct result of the creation of one of our stops and see find out why very few windows face the river a block away. The philanthropic arm of one of America's biggest corporations and the building built for it. Where Clark Kent worked. One of the top 5 most famous buildings in the world and a style icon The most perfect and most beautiful train station in the world. Thats right, I said it - the world. The second largest library in the United States. The block with the highest concentration of theaters ever built. Captain America's first home. This is a WALKING tour. The total distance is 1. 3 miles. The walk is relatively flat, however if there are walking limitations, please let me know. Due to covid restrictions, in most cases we will be viewing these structures from the outside. On this tour we do stop for a bathroom break.
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Walking. We walk just under a mile but we walk. At one location there are some steps.
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: The corner of 42nd Street and First Avenue, across from the United Nations.
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 8 people
Duration:
3 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 8 people
Duration:
3 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
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