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Gilded Age Wealth and Power: Midtown Tour
Uncover the Gilded Age roots of Manhattan real estate and see which prominent families of the era still collect rent!
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Event Highlights:
- A Hotel Built out of Spite: Uncover the family feud behind the construction of the Waldorf Astoria hotel
- Real Estate Dynasties: Find out which old Knickerbocker family made “never sell” a family rule, and still earns income from the Midtown land under today’s office towers
- The Man Who Saved Wall Street: Stand outside J.P. Morgan’s home and library, where he gathered the city’s bankers to stop the Panic of 1907
- Vanderbilt Row: Walk the stretch of Fifth Avenue once lined with Vanderbilt mansions, including the site of the largest single family home ever built in New York City
- The Landlord of Park Avenue: Meet Sarah Korein, a Brooklynite who made a fortune in Manhattan real estate
- Wireless earpieces included so you never miss a word, even in busier areas.
About this Tour:
Who owns Manhattan? Meet the famous and overlooked Gilded Age families who built Midtown.
The Astors, Vanderbilts, and Morgans, the Goelets, and the Koreins. You might not know their stories, but you’ve walked across their land. On this 2 hour stroll through Midtown Manhattan, we’ll uncover the stories behind some of the city’s most valuable plots of land and the families who built them up, creating the city we know today.
We’ll trace the roots of New York City’s real estate dynasties to the Gilded Age, revealing tales of family feuds, financial crisis, and shrewd business deals. As we travel through the past, we’ll uncover what once stood at some of the city’s most famous sites, from the land beneath the Empire State Building to the foundations of iconic modern office towers.
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