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Guide to New York walking from the Battery to Wall Street and describing the history of the buildings at Hanover Square, Battery Park, State Street, and more.
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- PublisherDover Pubns
- ISBN 10 0486242250
- ISBN 13 9780486242255
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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From the Battery to Wall Street; The Dover New York Walking Guide
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Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0486242250
ISBN 13: 9780486242255
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Pamphlet
First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Pamphlet. Condition: Good. The format is approximately 4 inches by 9.25 inches. 46, [2] pages. Decorative front cover. 36 black and white illustrations. Maps. New York City began nearly 400 years ago as a Dutch trading post on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Amid the towing skyscrapers of Manhattan's financial district are also a host of historic buildings and locales that recall the city's turbulent colonial origins. This handy, informative guide enables the user to discover the historic charm of Lower Manhattan and recall the heritage embodied in such landmarks as Trinity Church, Bowling Green, Federal Hall Memorial, Wall Street, Battery Park, Faunces Tavern, Castle Clinton, U.S. Custom House, India House, and the New York Stock Exchange. Guide to New York walking from the Battery to Wall Street and describing the history of the buildings at Hanover Square, Battery Park, State Street, and more. Mary J. Shapiro is author of numerous books about New York City and its most famous landmarks, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Her book, How They Built the Statue of Liberty, was translated and published in Spanish, French, and Japanese editions. She also wrote the exhibition script for the highly acclaimed Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York. As an interpretive planner, she helped develop exhibitions for the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. The walking guide is divided into 5 easily reached adjacent areas which an overall map shows how they are linked up. Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business and culture. The neighborhood is the historical birthplace and serves as the seat of government of New York City. Because there are no municipally defined boundaries for the neighborhood, a precise population cannot be quoted, but several sources have suggested that it was one of the fastest-growing locations in New York City between 2010 and 2020, related to the influx of young adults and significant development of new housing units. Despite various definitions of Lower Manhattan, they generally include the area on Manhattan Island delineated to the north by 14th Street, to the west by the Hudson River, to the east by the East River, and to the south by New York Harbor. The Lower Manhattan business district, known as the Financial District or Wall Street, is a world-leading global center for finance, fintech, and other commerce, housing Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and other major financial institutions. Lower Manhattan is home to many of New York City's most iconic buildings, including One World Trade Center, the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Seller Inventory # 87896
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