San Juan Hill Rediscovered: Amsterdam Houses, Before and After
Architectural historian Jessica Larson will explore what previously existed on the site that is now occupied by the New York City Housing Authority’s Amsterdam Houses, as well as the history of the housing project’s development. In the first decades of the 20th...Before Central Park
What was in Central Park before it became our Central Park? Sara Cedar Miller, historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy and author of “Before Central Park” offers a glimpse. We’ll learn about the 17th and 18th c. Dutch and English...
Secrets and Scandals of Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive is best known for elegance and quiet. But behind its century-old facades lie secrets—from surprising architectural details to scandalous crimes. There are hidden passageways and “spite walls”, a surprising tower and a “slum with a view”, a hidden...