In Old New York - Hardcover

Janvier, Thomas A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312242824 ISBN 13: 9780312242824

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2000

Synopsis

Novelist and antiquarian Janvier brings us this insightful, charming, and droll look at Manhattan history. The city's past is revealed through sketches, diaries, scenes of daily life, and wry illustrations such as "A Winter Night in Grove Street, " "A Privateersman Ashore, " "The Conflagration in 1776, " "Home for Aged Couples, Hudson Street."Janvier pays special attention to now-lost features of many famous neighborhoods, including: -- The forgotten brooks and byways of Greenwich Village-- The colleges and backyard tennis courts of Chelsea-- The parks and farms of Tribeca-- And the shanties, barns, and castles of the Upper East and West SideIllustrated throughout with maps, etchings, and entertaining line drawings, plus a new map pinpointing all the locations in the text, In Old New York is like a walking tour of Manhattan past and is a rare treat for New Yorkers and history buffs everywhere.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work covers Manhattan history through sketches and diaries. Janvier pays special attention to now-lost features of many famous neighbourhoods, including the forgotten brooks of Greenwich village, the colleges and backyard tennis courts of Chelsea, and the parks and farms of Tribeca.

About the Author:

American novelist and historian Thomas Janvier (1849–1913) moved from Philadelphia to New York in 1881. A resident of Washington Square, he wrote a series of articles about the city's artistic life and culture, many of them published in Harper's Magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312242824
• ISBN 13: 9780312242824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304