Editor’s Note: Again, thanks to our Friends at the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership for providing information about various wonderful local events for our blog’s readers.
Flatiron Partnership to Celebrate Presidents’ Day Weekend with a “Presidential” Walking Tour
—Professional guide to give free tour exploring former presidents’ connections with the Flatiron District—
(New York, NY) — This Presidents Day weekend on Sunday, February 16th, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership will host a special walking tour exploring U.S. presidents’ connections with the dynamic district in the heart of New York City. Participants will learn about how presidents including James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Grover Cleveland, among others, took part in influencing the neighborhood’s rich history.
Professional historian Miriam Berman will guide participants through the Flatiron District, where historic political establishments like the old Fifth Avenue Hotel, the Hoffman House, and Stanford White’s Madison Square Garden previously stood. During their tenure, presidents routinely met in these buildings as they serve as venues for dinner parties, political gatherings, and meeting grounds—even on election nights.
Other landmarks such as the Worth Monument played a more public role in illustrating patriotism. At Fifth Avenue and Broadway, the monument was a prime spot for a presidential front row seat to view a litany of parades.
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 6,900 people – from 60 countries and more than 460 cities in the United States and Canada – have taken part in more than 610 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, February 16 at 11:00 a.m.—rain or shine—at the tip of the Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street just east of 5th Avenue. No advance registration is required. For more information about Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/free-walking-tour.
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On Presidents’ Day Weekend, Sunday February 16, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership will host a free guided walking tour exploring former U.S presidents’ history in the iconic Flatiron neighborhood, led by professional historian Miriam Berman. Participants will learn about the area’s famous landmarks that played an important role in politics and election night results. The 90-minute tour begins at 11 a.m. and meets at the tip of the Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street just east of 5th Avenue (rain or shine). No advance registration required. For more information, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/free-walking-tour.
About the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization and Business Improvement District whose mission is to enhance the reputation of Flatiron and NoMad as two 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.
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Flatiron District Walking Tour Celebrates Presidents Day
(New York, NY) — This Presidents Day weekend on Sunday, February 16th, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership will host a special walking tour exploring U.S. presidents’ connections with the dynamic district in the heart of New York City. Participants will learn about how presidents including James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Grover Cleveland, among others, took part in influencing the neighborhood’s rich history.
Professional historian Miriam Berman will guide participants through the Flatiron District, where historic political establishments like the old Fifth Avenue Hotel, the Hoffman House, and Stanford White’s Madison Square Garden previously stood. During their tenure, presidents routinely met in these buildings as they serve as venues for dinner parties, political gatherings, and meeting grounds—even on election nights.
Other landmarks such as the Worth Monument played a more public role in illustrating patriotism. At Fifth Avenue and Broadway, the monument was a prime spot for a presidential front row seat to view a litany of parades.
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 6,900 people – from 60 countries and more than 460 cities in the United States and Canada – have taken part in more than 610 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, February 16 at 11:00 a.m.—rain or shine—at the tip of the Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street just east of 5th Avenue. No advance registration is required. For more information about Flatiron’s historic walking tours, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.
For Calendar Items
On Presidents’ Day Weekend, Sunday February 16, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership will host a free guided walking tour exploring former U.S presidents’ history in the iconic Flatiron neighborhood, led by professional historian Miriam Berman. Participants will learn about the area’s famous landmarks that played an important role in politics and election night results. The 90-minute tour begins at 11 a.m. and meets at the tip of the Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street just east of 5th Avenue (rain or shine). No advance registration required. For more information, visit: http://www.flatirondistrict.
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization and Business Improvement District whose mission is to enhance the reputation of Flatiron and NoMad as two 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.