Upstairs / Downstairs: The Upper East Side

Led by veteran tour guide and architectural historian, Matthew Postal, this walking tour examines the Upper East Side in all its architectural and social variety, from the finest tree-lined blocks adjoining Central Park to First Avenue.

Upstairs / Downstairs: Upper East Side

 

After visiting a select group of Beaux Arts mansions and elite clubs, we head east, inspecting somewhat humbler carriage houses once occupied by horses and chauffeurs, modest brownstones built for middle-class residents in the Treadwell Farm Historic District, and ending with the First Avenue Estate, an innovative early 20th century affordable housing complex. En route, we’ll discuss the impact public transit had on specific blocks, as well as recent changes.

Notes

$10 members, $20 non-members.

  • November 4, 2017
  • 2:00 pm