Resources
From the Oldest to the Newest is part of an ongoing series of walking tours for the Web developed by exploreNYC. It was produced, written, and designed by JoAnne Chernow and Mary Ann Jung.
A text-only page of the tour can be printed and taken along if you're doing a real-life tour after this virtual one.
BOOKSDolkart, Andrew S. Forging a Metropolis: Walking Tours of Lower Manhattan Architecture. Whitney Museum of Art, 1990. Gayle, Margot, and Cohen, Michele. The Art Commission and the Municipal Art Society Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture. Prentice Hall Press, 1988. Jackson, Kenneth T. (Editor). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New York Historical Society, 1995. Willensky, Elliot. AIA Guide to New York City. Harcourt Brace, 1988. |
LINKSAlliance for Downtown New York http://www.downtownny.com Battery Park City http://www.batteryparkcity.org 55 Broad Street http://www.55broad.com Museum of Jewish Heritage http://www.mjhnyc.org National Museum of the American Indian http://www.si.edu/nmai New York Mercantile Exchange http://www.nymex.com New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org New York Skyscrapers: One Hundred Years of High-Rises http://members.xoom.com/iNetwork/NYC/nyc.html New York Stock Exchange http://www.nyse.com Trinity Church http://www.trinitywallstreet.org World Financial Center http://www.worldfinancialcenter.com |
Credits
JOANNE CHERNOW is a freelance and consulting graphic artist who specializes in publication design and production in addition to Web projects. She is a graduate of York Academy of Arts in York, Pennsylvania, has a Bachelor of Humanities degree from The Pennsylvania State University, and has pursued continuing education courses in art, languages, and other subjects. As a volunteer for Big Apple Greeter, a non-profit organization that arranges for tourists to spend time with New Yorkers, she shares her interests in New York City history, architecture, and culture with visitors from the U.S. and abroad.
MARY ANN JUNG has written about men's wear, the textile industry and travel as a trade journalist. Since her retirement she's shown many visitors to New York City around her Chinatown and Lower Manhattan neighborhood as a Big Apple Greeter. Recently she led architectural tours of the United States Custom House as part of the Cass Gilbert Celebration downtown.
All photos by JoAnne Chernow and Mary Ann Jung.
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