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Holdouts: A NYC Architecture Walking Tour
New York City, New York, USA
$59
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Midtown Manhattan unfolds a tapestry of captivating stories, revealing the remarkable holdouts that have shaped its iconic streets. This 2.5-hour walking tour takes you through the intriguing narratives of property owners who defied developers, leaving an indelible mark on the city’s landscape.
- 🏷️ Guided Tour: Enjoy an engaging experience led by a professional guide who brings the stories of holdouts to life.
- 📍 Start Location: Begin your journey in the lower lobby of a distinctive building, where the first tale of holdouts sets the stage for the tour.
- 🏢 Discover fascinating architecture as you pass by buildings with unique designs influenced by their holdout histories.
- 🌳 Visit Amster Yard, a serene oasis where the city meets the suburbs, offering a glimpse into the past.
- 🔍 Encounter the site of a notorious mob hit adjacent to a captivating holdout, adding layers to the narrative.
- 🏙️ Marvel at stunning views of the Secretariat Building, while learning how holdouts have transformed the urban landscape.
- 🚉 Experience the grandeur of Grand Central Terminal as you pass through, with the option for a mini-tour of this iconic landmark.
- 💎 Learn about the block where $440 million in diamonds are traded daily, with striking diamond sculptures marking the entrance.
- 🏛️ Conclude your tour at Rockefeller Center, home to one of the most compelling holdouts, where a restaurant proprietor ingeniously expanded into a future skyscraper.
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Professional guide
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Lower level lobby
Return details
Papillion Restaurant
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We start in lower lobby of this distinctive building where we'll lay the groundwork for the tour, where we'll go and what we'll see. The building itself is the result of holdouts, and our first subject.
- A fascinating ego building (pass by)
- Not a holdout, but a fascinating story is associated with the construction of this building, whose main pillar supports are not in the corners, but in the middle of the side. (pass by)
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An old buggy whip factory, and a holdout.
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Amster YardIf this oases is open at the time of the tour, we stop in for a moment. A time capsule where histories clash and the city meets the suburbs - - a much earlier one!
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This notorious site of a mob hit is next door to an interesting holdout.
- Stunning views of this stunning landmark are had along here. (pass by)
- We view the Secretariet Building down the block as we continue to pass and discuss holdouts and how they've influenced the streetscapes today. (pass by)
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42nd StreetWe end our downtown part of the walk at 42nd Street, where a single holdout survived history.
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Grand Central TerminalAs we make our way to the west side and the uptown portion of the tour we will pass through Grand Central. While not associated with a any holdouts, a mini-tour of this iconic landmark is very possible.
- This city-in-a-building was still under construction at this writing. (pass by)
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Brooks BrothersThis historic New York City institution had a holdout as a neighbor.
- We view this crystal shard-iceberg mashup of a building from the side (pass by)
- We pass by this sole survivor of Terminal City, from a time before air travel when Grand Central linked to three hotels to receive cross-country travelers. We continue our tour passing fascinating ways holdouts have changed the look of the city. (pass by)
- Worth noting the block where $440 million in diamonds are traded daily. The entrance a block to the north as we cross Fifth Avenue is flanked by 12' diamond sculptures. (pass by)
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Rockefeller Center's rich history includes a number of interesting, thought provoking holdouts.
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We end the tour here, one of the most compelling examples of a holdout, and is more appropriately a hold-IN. Here a restaurant proprietor negotiated additional square footage to expand his restaurant into the future skyscraper. You can enter the skyscraper today and stand within the walls of a 19th century brownstone.
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Holdouts: A NYC Architecture Walking Tour
New York City, New York, USA
$59
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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