Exploring the Gansevoort Market Historic District + Art from Haiti
Sat, Jan 28
|New York
Explore the colorful and varied history of the meatpacking district on this guided tour capped off with a visit to a local gallery.
Time & Location
Jan 28, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
New York, Pier55 in Hudson River Park @, W 13th St, New York, NY 10014, USA
Guests
About the event
Description: The Gansevoort Market area, or Meatpacking District for a small area has quite a colorful history. A one time a Lenape Indian trading post on the Hudson Riverfront, the Americans built Fort Gansevoort in 1812 (demolished) to protect Manhattan from attack by the British. Later in the 19th century the area became a busy farmer's market along with both heavy and light industry, slaughterhouses and of course meatpacking. In the 1970's it became a notorious nightclub district with prostitution.
In recent decades the district has been transformed with the opening of the High-Line and the Whitney Museum, restaurants, several hotels and fashion desiger stores and other upscale retail.
Requirements: Bring proof of full vaccination and boosters and a mask. Mask wearing may be required as the tour group will be at least 25 people.
Itinerary:
11:00am: Meet outside the Little Island Park's southerly entrance - Pier 54. If you…