Big Onion Walking Tours: Brooklyn Bridge & Heights
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Venue: City Hall Park
Cost: $15 Adults
$12 Seniors, Military, students
First we cross the Brooklyn Bridge and recount the dramatic story of how it was built. Then we stroll the tree-lined streets of the Heights exploring the rich architectural, social and literary history. Stops could include: Abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher's Plymouth Church, many exquisite examples of 19th century architecture, and sites associated with Walt Whitman, Truman Capote, Arthur Miller and John and Washington Roebling. Tour concludes on the Promenade on Brooklyn Heights with a spectacular view of downtown Manhattan.
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11/28/2009
11:00 AM
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Big Onion Walking Tours: Immigrant New York
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Venue: City Hall Park
Cost: $15 Adults
$12 Seniors, Military, students
A walking tour through the many layers of the multi-ethnic Lower East Side to see the historic and architectural landmarks associated with African, Chinese, German, Irish, Italian, Jewish and Latino immigrants. Stops could include: The "Tweed" Courthouse, Five Points, the African Burial Ground, and sites associated with Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Jacob Riis, Abraham Cahan, Pierre Toussaint, Emma Goldman, and many others.
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11/30/2009
01:00 PM
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