Think we’ve got it bad today? 19th century NYC was littered with hoaxes, tall tales, ultra-fake news–and the masses who fell for it all. Social historian Tom Miller (aka the Daytonian in Manhattan blogger) reaches into his mesmerizing bag o’ history to bring us tales of giant man-bats, sapphire temples and city streets overtaken by wild animals.
Tuesday, February 12th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street 2-for-1 Tickets for Partner-level Members! Author Constance Rosenblum introduces us to one of America’s most talked-about personalities, Peggy Hopkins Joyce. Although little remembered today, Peggy was the quintessential gold digger: think Anna Nicole Smith meets Kim Kardashian in the 1920’s. A Ziegfeld Girl and occasional stage and film […]
Home Sweet Mansion: A Peek into the Domestic Lives of Gilded Age New Yorkers Tuesday, March 5th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street 2-for-1 Tickets for Partner-level Members! It was good to be a prosperous New Yorker in the late 19th century: beautiful clothing, expensive furnishings, well-kept parlors, and tables laden with food. But someone had to do […]
Tuesday, March 5th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street SOLD OUT It was good to be a prosperous New Yorker in the late 19th century: beautiful clothing, expensive furnishings, well-kept parlors, and tables laden with food. But someone had to do the hard work of actually cooking and cleaning, and it certainly wasn’t the prosperous New Yorker. Esther […]
Honeybee Hotel Tuesday, March 12th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street 2-for-1 Tickets for Partner-level Members! Spring is just around the corner! Think rooftop gardens, urban apiaries, and millions of bees traversing the city in search of new blooms. Leslie Day, author of Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria’s Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC, is our guide […]
Wednesday, March 13th 5:30-7:00pm 170 Central Park West New-York Historical Society $5 Tickets for LW! Join LW! at the Center for Women’s History to salute “all the single ladies” who bravely forged new paths for women in early 20th-century New York City. We’ll explore the women-only homes designed to offer “good moral surroundings” for young ladies, […]
Wednesday, March 27th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street Encore! New Date Added! Anthony Bellov (a LW! fan favorite) explores Rosario Candela’s Upper West Side architectural roots. We’ll enjoy gorgeous photos of our own local Candela treasures – many landmarked – and discuss the signature design features that typify Candela’s work, all told in Mr. Bellov’s inimitable […]
Wednesday, April 10th 3:00-4:15pm LW Members Only Event! A private, behind-the (literal)-scenes tour of the legendary home of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park! If you’ve ever enjoyed a summer’s evening at The Public Theater -beneath the stars and against the backdrop of Belvedere Castle – and wondered “how do they do this?” then […]
From Farmlands to Fairway: Development of the UWS Wednesday, April 17th 5:00-6:30pm One of our city’s most knowledgeable and thoroughly engaging historians, Mosette Broderick, time-travels us back through the real estate development of the Upper West Side like few others can. Understand who built what where and when in a fast-moving, photo-packed talk that swings […]
Vaux Bridges of Central Park Walking Tour With guide Stefan Yarabek of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Association.
