Rediscovering Old New York

Travel back in time to 1869 when the post-Civil War building boom is in full swing. Broadway is being extended, rural areas at the northern end of Manhattan are being transformed into urban blocks, and the old Dutch farmhouses are being demolished. Downtown historic churches and beloved landmarks are being razed to make way for modern stores and apartment buildings. Witnessing the destruction of her beloved New York, artist Eliza Greatorex mourned. But as grief turned to outrage she picked up her portable sketching materials and headed out to record the buildings, often just as the wrecking crews arrived. She drew over eighty structures, reproduced and published them in a remarkable folio volume -- Old New York. From the Battery to Bloomingdale (1875) -- complete with descriptive text. Ten years in the making, Old New York provides the basis for our virtual tour, led by author Katherine Manthorne, around a barely-recognizable Manhattan. For more events like this, become an Untapped New York Insider! https://untappedcities.com/become-a-member/