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The Little Italy / NoLIta Walking Tour Consultation
Little Italy / Chinatown listed in the National Register of Historic Places

A Wallking Tour of Little Italy's Past as a part of the Lower East Side
History - Architecture - Interesting Stories & Pictures from the Past

The walking tour focuses on the Italian history of the old neighborhood that became known as: Little Italy, &anp; the newly evolving neighborhood of: NoLIta. Also information about the architecture & history of remaining landmark institutional, religious & residential buildings that help us relate to the neighborhoods past along with interesting pictures & stories that also help join us with the neighborhoods' past.

This Walking Tour of Little Italy's Past Features:

A walk through the old Little Italy neighborhood that was roughly bounded by: Bleecker St., Lafayette St., Mosco St. & the Bowery; & the newly evolving NoLIta (northern Little Italy) gradually developing in the area surrounding the old St. Patrick's Cathedral. Going back to the early 19th century there was a middle income, ethnically mixed, artisan community with hundreds of 1 family (2 story) Federal styled homes that spread across the area - we will see a landmark survivor of one of the Federal style homes from 1817.

The tour will include 9 New York City landmarks & 7 national landmarks & much more

Highlights on the Walking Tour Include:

  • The Puck Bldg. & its distasteful connection to Irish history
  • Find out about the chocolate factory
  • Petrosino Square "the detective in the derby" and his Italian Legion
  • The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Original Cathedral a landmark 5 building Complex & some history of Little Italy & 5 Points
  • originally The St. Patrick's School from 1826
  • Elizabeth Street & Elizabeth Street Gardens
  • The Italian American Museum & Stabile Bank, a neighborhood bank
  • Landmark example of a typical Federal style, single-family home that populated this early 19th century artisan neighborhood.
  • originally: the Astor Memorial School
  • Church of the Most Precious Blood
  • Odd Fellows Hall & what it looked like when it was first built
  • The 1st Central Police Headquarters Building for the 5 boroughs of New York City
  • Examples of ‘Old Law’ or ‘Dumbbell’ tenements & how they fit into the area’s history
  • Louise Nevelson lived & worked here for 29 years
  • Find out about The 1st Afro-American Slave that will be a saint in the Catholic Church
  • Find out about Farfariello the clown that little Italy loved & interesting stories on Mulberry St.
  • Also sites of: Ravenite Social Club & the infamous, first Umberto's Clam House & more.
  • Engine Company #55
  • The Most Holy Crucifix Church
  • Petrosino Square and Cleveland Place
  • A tenement with "Moses" on top

The tour starts at the Southwest corner of Lafayette & Houston St.
#6 trains to Bleecker Street or N, R to Prince Street or F to Lafayette Street

The walking tour consultation is provided by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker and a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 30 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.

These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com & at: goodreads for information about 4 Manhattan neighborhood
walking tour guide books authored by Alfred Pommer & published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)

Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.

Interested in a walking tour consultation- Call: (212) 979-2388 for details
http://nycwalk.com   or www.nycslideshow.com   e mail

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All photographs on this web site are by Alfred Pommer
& all content on this web site, such as graphics, logos, button icons and images
is the property of Alfred Pommer and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

Highlights on the extended Tour Are:

About 3 Hours Long  -  The tour starts at Southwest corner of Lafayette & Houston St.
#6 trains to Bleecker Street or N, R to Prince Street or F to Lafayette Street

The walking tour consultation is provided by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker and a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 30 years researching, creating and leading walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.

These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com& at: goodreads for information about 4 Manhattan neighborhood
walking tour guide books authored by Alfred Pommer & published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)

Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.

Interested in a Private Walking Tour consultation?
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details   http://nycwalk.com - www.nycslideshow.com     or:    e mail
All photographs on this web site are by Alfred Pommer
& all content on this web site, such as graphics, logos, button icons and images
is the property of Alfred Pommer and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
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