The Flatiron District, including Madison Square Park, is the site of many monuments and other sites of historic interest. As all of us Flatiron denizens know, Madison Square Park, 5th Avenue and Broadway have been the locus of many memorable parades celebrating our veterans – as well as many monuments memorializing our illustrious past. The Flatiron BID is helping us celebrate that heritage with their ever-useful and educational free walking tour series, as explained in this press release that just came across our desks here at Flatiron Hot! News. Make sure you stop and take notice of the wonderful recently completed renovation of the memorial flagpole and vicinity in Madison Square Park…see below.
Flatiron Partnership Holds Free Veterans Day Walking Tour on the Centennial of the End of World War I
– Professional guides have led more 6,500 people on free weekly walking tours through the historic Flatiron District over a dozen years–
Worth Square on Veteran’s Day – a good stop!
(New York, N.Y.) –This Veterans Day–Sunday, November 11, 2018– commemorates the centennial of the end of World War I, and so the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) will host a free walking tour to explore this historic moment. The tour will be led by historian, author, and professional tour guide Miriam Berman, and meet at 11:00 a.m. in front of the iconic Flatiron building.
Flatiron’s Madison Square has been the site of New York City’s annual Veterans Day memorial ceremony and parade since its inception, the largest such observance in the country. The ceremony takes place at the Eternal Light Memorial Flagpole and includes a wreath-laying, taps and a 21-gun salute with remarks from city officials after which the parade commences and makes its way up Fifth Avenue.
Originally established as Armistice Day, November 11,1918 marked the end of World War I combat on land, sea, and air.
Memorial Flagpole recently refurbished in Mad Square Park!
“Madison Square Park and its environs as we know it today continues to be a most appropriate setting for military pageantry,” Ms. Berman says. “Originally part of a vast Parade Ground laid out in 1807 for the practice of military maneuvers for the War of 1812, this area was later reduced in size to the park’s present borders, and would come to honor some of our most prestigious military heroes, among them General William Jenkins Worth in 1857; Worth’s obelisk and burial site are between Fifth and Broadway and 24th and 25th Streets.”
Additionally, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut’s monument, which sits in Madison Square Park, was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Stanford White; and the Eternal Light Memorial Monument, located near 24th Street and 5th Ave, which honors those who have served in wartime.
To mark the centennial year of the end of WWI, a new entrance to the park will be opened at 24th Street to access a small plaza for the Eternal Light Memorial Monument.
“Madison Square has persevered through good times and bad,” Ms. Berman says. “During both World Wars, it played an integral part in supporting our nation’s war efforts. From here, New Yorkers saw the troops off to battle, rallied on their behalf in their absence, and welcomed them triumphantly back home. So it is most fitting that each year in the 11th month, at the 11th day at the 11th hour at the park’s memorial flagpole, crowds pause to honor the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.”
The Flatiron Partnership offers free walking tours throughout the year for visitors and locals alike. During the Flatiron Partnership’s weekly tours, participants routinely explore some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the Flatiron Building, New York Life Insurance Building, MetLife Clock Tower, and Appellate Courthouse.
Since the Flatiron Partnership began offering the tours a decade ago, more than 6,500 people – from 60 countries and more than 440 cities in the United States and Canada – have taken part in more than 560 excursions.
Miriam Berman, author of “Madison Square: The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks” and “New York in Words and Images”, a book of New York postcards, will lead this 90-minute tour, which meets on Sunday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. – rain or shine – in front of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, at the tip of the prow. No advance registration is required. For more information about Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/free-walking-tour. Because of the Veterans Day ceremony, walking tour attendees are advised to allow extra travel time to arrive at the Flatiron Building.
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This Veterans Day, November 11, 2018, commemorates the centennial of the end of World War I. The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) will host a free walking tour–led by historian, author, and professional tour guide Miriam Berman–to explore this historic moment. The tour will meet at 11:00 a.m. in front of the iconic Flatiron Building at 23rd Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, at the tip of the prow. Because the Veterans Day ceremony and parade begin close to the walking tour meeting point, attendees are advised to allow extra travel time to arrive at the Flatiron Building. No advance registration is required. For more information about this Veterans Day tour, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/event/default/event/item/1499
About the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the area’s reputation as one of New York’s most vital and exciting neighborhoods. This is accomplished by maintaining a clean and safe environment for the district’s businesses, residents and visitors; by spearheading area improvement projects; and by marketing the diverse business and retail options in this vibrant and historic neighborhood.
Learn more at www.FlatironDistrict.nyc
Facebook: FlatironDistrict.nyc/facebook
Twitter & Instagram: @FlatironNY
Email: info@flatironbid.org
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Flatiron District Walking Tour Celebrates Veterans Day and Local Historic Sites!
Reported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News from local sources
The Flatiron District, including Madison Square Park, is the site of many monuments and other sites of historic interest. As all of us Flatiron denizens know, Madison Square Park, 5th Avenue and Broadway have been the locus of many memorable parades celebrating our veterans – as well as many monuments memorializing our illustrious past. The Flatiron BID is helping us celebrate that heritage with their ever-useful and educational free walking tour series, as explained in this press release that just came across our desks here at Flatiron Hot! News. Make sure you stop and take notice of the wonderful recently completed renovation of the memorial flagpole and vicinity in Madison Square Park…see below.
Flatiron Partnership Holds Free Veterans Day Walking Tour on the Centennial of the End of World War I
– Professional guides have led more 6,500 people on free weekly walking tours through the historic Flatiron District over a dozen years–
Worth Square on Veteran’s Day – a good stop!
(New York, N.Y.) –This Veterans Day–Sunday, November 11, 2018– commemorates the centennial of the end of World War I, and so the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) will host a free walking tour to explore this historic moment. The tour will be led by historian, author, and professional tour guide Miriam Berman, and meet at 11:00 a.m. in front of the iconic Flatiron building.
Flatiron’s Madison Square has been the site of New York City’s annual Veterans Day memorial ceremony and parade since its inception, the largest such observance in the country. The ceremony takes place at the Eternal Light Memorial Flagpole and includes a wreath-laying, taps and a 21-gun salute with remarks from city officials after which the parade commences and makes its way up Fifth Avenue.
Originally established as Armistice Day, November 11,1918 marked the end of World War I combat on land, sea, and air.
Memorial Flagpole recently refurbished in Mad Square Park!
“Madison Square Park and its environs as we know it today continues to be a most appropriate setting for military pageantry,” Ms. Berman says. “Originally part of a vast Parade Ground laid out in 1807 for the practice of military maneuvers for the War of 1812, this area was later reduced in size to the park’s present borders, and would come to honor some of our most prestigious military heroes, among them General William Jenkins Worth in 1857; Worth’s obelisk and burial site are between Fifth and Broadway and 24th and 25th Streets.”
Additionally, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut’s monument, which sits in Madison Square Park, was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Stanford White; and the Eternal Light Memorial Monument, located near 24th Street and 5th Ave, which honors those who have served in wartime.
To mark the centennial year of the end of WWI, a new entrance to the park will be opened at 24th Street to access a small plaza for the Eternal Light Memorial Monument.
“Madison Square has persevered through good times and bad,” Ms. Berman says. “During both World Wars, it played an integral part in supporting our nation’s war efforts. From here, New Yorkers saw the troops off to battle, rallied on their behalf in their absence, and welcomed them triumphantly back home. So it is most fitting that each year in the 11th month, at the 11th day at the 11th hour at the park’s memorial flagpole, crowds pause to honor the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.”
The Flatiron Partnership offers free walking tours throughout the year for visitors and locals alike. During the Flatiron Partnership’s weekly tours, participants routinely explore some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the Flatiron Building, New York Life Insurance Building, MetLife Clock Tower, and Appellate Courthouse.
Since the Flatiron Partnership began offering the tours a decade ago, more than 6,500 people – from 60 countries and more than 440 cities in the United States and Canada – have taken part in more than 560 excursions.
Miriam Berman, author of “Madison Square: The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks” and “New York in Words and Images”, a book of New York postcards, will lead this 90-minute tour, which meets on Sunday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. – rain or shine – in front of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, at the tip of the prow. No advance registration is required. For more information about Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/free-walking-tour. Because of the Veterans Day ceremony, walking tour attendees are advised to allow extra travel time to arrive at the Flatiron Building.
For Calendar Items
This Veterans Day, November 11, 2018, commemorates the centennial of the end of World War I. The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) will host a free walking tour–led by historian, author, and professional tour guide Miriam Berman–to explore this historic moment. The tour will meet at 11:00 a.m. in front of the iconic Flatiron Building at 23rd Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, at the tip of the prow. Because the Veterans Day ceremony and parade begin close to the walking tour meeting point, attendees are advised to allow extra travel time to arrive at the Flatiron Building. No advance registration is required. For more information about this Veterans Day tour, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/event/default/event/item/1499
About the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the area’s reputation as one of New York’s most vital and exciting neighborhoods. This is accomplished by maintaining a clean and safe environment for the district’s businesses, residents and visitors; by spearheading area improvement projects; and by marketing the diverse business and retail options in this vibrant and historic neighborhood.
Learn more at www.FlatironDistrict.nyc
Facebook: FlatironDistrict.nyc/facebook
Twitter & Instagram: @FlatironNY
Email: info@flatironbid.org