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34th Street: The Best of New York
Historic 34th Street
Walking Tour
Postponed until further notice
What: Learn the stories behind the buildings and the buildings behind the stories. Discover why the Empire State Building is the perfect symbol for New York Architecture and what luxury hotel was sacrificed for its construction. Learn the alleged military significance behind Mary Murray's tea party, and see how McKim, Mead and White's designs helped define turn-of-the-century New York. Learn the connection between Andy Warhol and a Con Edison substation, and hear how the owner of the world's largest department store drowned on the Titanic. Architectural historian Francis Morrone and Architect Alan Neumann alternate as guides on free 90 minute tours of the 34th Street business district.