May 17th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
While on our Lower Midtown tour we hit upon a number of the highlights within Grand Central Terminal, one locale we were unable to visit due to time constraints was the Graybar Passage. This was an unfortunate omission due to time constraints, but that is the beauty of a blog. There are no time restrictions …
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May 14th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, Restaurants, New York
While we spent a significant amount of time exploring Grand Central Terminal on our Lower Midtown tour, we unfortunately did not spend enough time to allow us to enjoy one of the numerous restaurant offerings located inside. The largest selection of eateries (and most reasonably priced) is located within the Lower Dining Concourse. Here you …
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May 12th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, Nightlife, Restaurants, New York
P.J. Clarke’s is a historic New York City saloon which has serviced after work patrons and many more since 1884. The current restaurant/bar is named for one of its former owners, an Irish immigrant named Patrick J. Clarke. Clarke was not the original owner though. He spent approximately ten years working here before he acquired …
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May 9th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
The Plaza Hotel is as equally famous for its luxurious rooms as it is for the numerous famous persons and movies that have been associated with it. In 1964, when the Beatles came to America for a six-day visit, they stayed here. In fact, it was in one of the penthouse suites where Bob Dylan …
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May 6th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
Today’s destination at 90 Bedford Street, while home to a popular Mediterranean restaurant named The Little Owl, is best recognized to millions as the apartment where Rachel, Monica, Chandler and Joey lived for 10 seasons in the hit television series Friends. Although the exterior is viewable in nearly every episode, little else from the show …
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May 4th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
The fifty-seven story Galleria was built in 1973 as the city’s first mixed-use property (i.e.-partly used for commercial and residential purposes). It was originally designed by David Kenneth Specter solely for office use, however, when it became apparent that the market at the time already had a glut of unrented office space, the plans were …
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May 2nd, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, Nightlife, Restaurants, New York
The White Horse Tavern is a famous pub and watering hole within the Village that dates back to 1880. It replaced a restaurant that was formerly located here and called the James Dean Oyster House. The White Horse has always been a popular hangout for writers and artists such as Woody Guthrie, Frank McCourt (author …
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April 29th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
If you glance up one hundred and twenty feet at the domed ceiling within the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal you will be admiring the golden constellation painting of French artist Paul Cesar Helleu. Helleu, who was best noted as a portrait artist, painted two thousand fifty hundred stars in a constellation pattern said …
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April 27th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
The First Baptist Church is an intriguing architectural building that is wrought with Biblical symbolism. It was designed by architect George Keister in 1891 and constructed primarily of an Indiana limestone. Prior to designing the First Baptist Church, Keister was best known for his theater designs such as the Apollo Theater. His design was selected …
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April 13th, 2012 - Posted in: Attractions, New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church designed in the Gothic Revival style, and is the home of the Archdiocese of New York. The land on which St. Patrick’s was built was originally purchased in 1810 for $11,000 for the purpose of a Catholic school for boys. The school was subsequently sold to the …
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