Exploring Unknown Manhattan: The Audubon and Jumel Terrace Historic Districts.
Sat, Jun 01
|Ilka Tanya Payán Park
These two small neighborhoods sandwiched between Harlem and Washington Heights are packed with architectural gems and cultural attractions including the Morris Jumel Mansion (pictured).
Time & Location
Jun 01, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Ilka Tanya Payán Park, Edward M Morgan Pl, New York, NY 10032, USA
Guests
About the event
This tour costs $10.00 (payable the day of the tour) with all proceeds to the Broadway Mall Association (BMA), a non-profit organization that has worked to beautify and maintain the malls (essentially a linear park) for the past 30 years. This is the second in a series of three tours to raise awareness of this unique linear park in the center of Broadway. The malls extend from Lincoln Center to 168th Street. Read more here: www.broadwaymall.org.
This walk will cover the area from 155th Street to 168th Street both East and West of Broadway in Lower Washington Heights. Tour ends at 168th Street and Broadway.
The Audubon Park area, a distinctive residential enclave and historic district, was once the home of painter and naturalist John James Audubon and now is occupied by Manhattan's only active cemetery (Trinity Church Cemetery). You will be surprised to learn of some of the people…