Mansions and Monuments of Mid-Riverside Drive: 86th-107th Streets
LANDMARK WEST! continues its focus on Riverside Drive's rich history, notable architecture, colorful residents, and secrets—from exquisite interior design details to delicious scandals—with another engaging walk led by Stephanie Azzarone, author of the award-winning tbook, Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park. Moving into the middle section, from 86th to 107th Streets, you'll hear how Riverside Park and the Drive came to be and what makes them so very special. Azzarone will take you back to the days when William Randolph Hearst ensconced his movie star paramour and a fortune of European treasures inside a Riverside Drive mansion. You'll visit the Drive’s tallest apartment building, its only privately owned freestanding villa (whose owner stiffed his architect) and contemplate the sad fate of America’s first supermodel. Multiple affairs, a scandalous divorce and a murder color this tour’s tales.
