Course Details

Walking and Talking New York

 

NYCM1-CE9033 / $370
SUMMER 2012
Continuing Education: Humanities and Performing Arts

Discover how the Irish experience in New York City differed from the Italian experience; why buildings took on a particular style; and what a stream and statue have to do with the design of Greenwich Village. Learn why African-Americans settled in Harlem. Find out how New York City got its magnificent Central Park. Discover the hidden charms of Chelsea. These are among the topics discussed in four walking tours and two lively slide-illustrated talks.

No grades issued.

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Related Subject Areas: Metropolitan Studies, History

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Tuesday 6:45pm-8:25pm
June 5 - July 24

8 Sessions

Instructor: Joyce Gold  
Location: Washington Square