THE REINVENTION OF NEW YORK CITY

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1 THE REINVENTION OF NEW YORK CITY

2 Dear Natioal Trust Traveler, To Le Corbusier, it was a beautiful catastrophe. To Frak Lloyd Wright, a moumet to the power of moey ad greed. Ad to O. Hery, a great place if they ever fiish it. Whatever oe thiks of New York City, it is ever borig. Its ever-edig process of reivetio, from up-ad-comig Dutch village to The Greatest City i the World, takes oe s breath away. We ivite you to joi us ext fall for a Natioal Trust Sigature Tour of New York City. Experiece the city s boudless eergy ad witess how it is accommodatig rapid chages i techology ad lifestyles. Tour oce-faded eighborhoods that have bee revitalized, marvel at the trasformatio of the Brookly Navy Yard, ad experiece The High Lie, a atiquated ifrastructure that has bee reimagied as a urba park ad a must-see destiatio. Sped five days immersed i the city s past, preset, ad future as you explore dowtow Mahatta, the Lower East Side, Chelsea, the Meatpackig District, ad Brookly. Stay i a 1920s property that is a member of Historic Hotels of America ad ejoy leisure time to make your ow discoveries. As Walt Whitma said log ago of his adopted city, There is o place like it, o place with a atom of its glory, pride, ad exultacy. We look forward to welcomig you to the Big Apple ext fall. Sicerely, Scott Gerloff Director, Natioal Trust Tours Madiso Square Park

3 THE REINVENTION OF NEW YORK CITY THE LOWER EAST SIDE Friday, October 19 At the Teemet Museum, get a idepth look at how immigrats lived a cetury ago. Dive ito the area s Jewish heritage at the Eldridge Street Syagogue ad admire the Beaux Arts façade of The Forward Buildig, oce home to America s first Yiddish-laguage ewspaper. Sample traditioal Jewish delicacies at Russ & Daughters ad other historic eateries before cotiuig uptow to the Museum of Moder Art for luch. Afterward, stroll up Fifth Aveue to Cetral Park South ad the Columbus Circle area as you observe the chagig skylie. B,L FLATIRON (NoMAD) 1 CHELSEA 1 MEATPACKING AREAS Temple Court ARRIVE 1 NEW YORK CITY Wedesday, October 17 Arrive idepedetly at the ladmark Omi Berkshire Place Hotel, a member of Historic Hotels of America. I the late afteroo, gather for a visit to the Museum of the City of New York ad a receptio, followed by a welcome dier. R,D Saturday, October 20 Begi the day i Madiso Square Park, first used as a potter s field ad ow surrouded by such icoic skyscrapers as the Flatiro Buildig ad the New York Life Isurace Buildig. Across the street, the Toy Ceter complex was recetly coverted to a LEEDcertified commercial buildig housig Eataly, the famous food emporium. Stroll past the art galleries ad residetial buildigs of Chelsea to The High Lie for a lecture o its trailblazig begiigs, followed by a guided walk alog the tracks of this former elevated freight rail lie. After luch earby, there will be free time to explore the Meatpackig District s bustlig shops or its ewest cultural istitutio, the Whitey Museum of America Art. B,L DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN Thursday, October 18 Embark o a walkig tour of this historic area, takig i the Woolworth Buildig, Federal Hall, the Cuard Buildig, ad the U.S. Customs House as well as the Skyscraper Museum ad historical churches like Triity Church ad St. Paul s Church. Luch is at Temple Court, a Tom Colicchio restaurat i the Beekma Hotel, formerly oe of New York s first office buildigs. After luch jourey up to midtow to view the most famous skyscrapers of all: the Empire State Buildig ad the Chrysler Buildig. B,L Eldridge Street Syagogue Photo by Jeff Rose

4 DUMBO BROOKLYN Suday, October 21 O a i-depth tour of Brookly s historic Navy Yard, lear how it was trasformed from a disused shipbuildig facility ito a vast assemblage of artists studios, architectural firms, m aufacturig c ompaies, r etail outlets, ad gree busiesses. Luch is i the Navy Yard s ew eclectic food court. The walk to earby DUMBO (a acroym for Dow Uder the Mahatta Bridge Overpass), oce a abadoed maufacturig district util artists bega movig i two decades ago, ad ow a revitalized area of luxury codos, art studios, tredy boutiques, restaurats, ad idepedet bookstores. I the late afteroo, retur to Mahatta for our farewell dier. B,L,D DEPART NEW YORK CITY Moday, October 22 Depart New York City for home. B Whitey Museum of America Art Museum of Moder Art

5 OMNI BERKSHIRE PLACE, NEW YORK CITY The Omi Berkshire Place, a member of Historic Hotels of America, was built i 1926 by Warre & Wetmore, the architects of Grad Cetral Statio. Their visio was to develop resideces ad hotels i the streets adjacet to the ew Beaux Arts rail termial to cotiue the harmoious look i the eighborhood. Through the years, the hotel has hosted artists ad socialites, most otably Richard Rodgers ad Oscar Hammerstei, who wrote Oklahoma! i 1942 i oe of the hotel s suites. This historic ladmark is located i the heart of Midtow, close to Fifth Aveue shoppig ad St. Patrick s Cathedral. PROGRAM RATE $4,999 per perso, double occupacy $999 sigle supplemet RATE INCLUDES Five ights accommodatios as per itierary Meals as idicated i the itierary (B=Breakfast, L=Luch, R=Receptio, D=Dier). Bottled water ad coffee/tea with all meals, house wie at welcome ad farewell diers Escorted sightseeig, trasportatio ad etrace fees for all icluded visits Erichmet program of lectures ad talks Airport/hotel/airport group trasfers for all participats o suggested flights Gratuities to local guides ad drivers Taxes, service charges, baggage hadlig Pre-departure materials ad readig list NOT INCLUDED Airfare; meals ot specified; alcoholic beverages other tha oted i iclusios; persoal items ad expeses; excess baggage; trip isurace; ay other items ot specifically metioed as icluded. Frot cover: Cetral Park, photo by Viviee Gucwa. Back cover: Columbus Circle ad Cetral Park South (top) ad High Lie (bottom). To reserve a place, please complete ad retur this form with your deposit of $1,000 per perso (of which $500 is o-refudable for admiistrative fees) payable to Natioal Trust Tours. Mail to: Natioal Trust Tours, th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washigto, DC NAME IN FULL AS ON PASSPORT NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 1 RESERVATION APPLICATION THE REINVENTION OF NEW YORK CITY 1 DATE OF BIRTH Natioal Trust Membership q I/We am/are Natioal Trust Members. My/Our membership umber is q I/We am/are ot Natioal Trust members. Please eroll us as members. q Idividual ($20) q Family ($30) Form of Paymet q Eclosed is my check (payable to Natioal Trust Tours). q Credit card deposit of $1,000 per perso for a total of $ NAME IN FULL AS ON PASSPORT DATE OF BIRTH ADDRESS NAME AS ON CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARD NUMBER 3- OR 4-DIGIT SECURITY CODE EXPIRATION DATE CITY STATE ZIP TELEPHONE (HOME) (BUSINESS) Each participat must sig below. I/We have read, uderstad ad agree to the Terms & Coditios at ad detailed i the forthcomig program documets. I/We agree to full paymet by check 120 days before departure. FAX SIGNATURE REQUIRED DATE Accomodatios Hotel Room Preferece q Oe bed q Two beds q Sigle SIGNATURE REQUIRED DATE For more iformatio, please telephoe the Tours Program at the Natioal Trust at (888) or (202) web: ifo@atioaltrusttours.com

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