Touring the Flatiron District: Walks in Four Historic Districts

By Joyce Mendelsohn

Book Overview

From the Victorian department stores of Ladies' Mile to the Greek Revival townhouses of Chelsea to the early skyscrapers of Madison Square to the stately brownstones of Gramercy park, Touring the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964706121
• ISBN13: 9780964706125
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: City and Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful surprise

I adore the lower part of Midtown (under 34th St.) and this book is what I was looking for. Quick, concise but at the same time rich and precious is a work that covers comprehensively some of the most fascinating Manhattan's neighbourhoods. From the elegant Gramercy Park to the fashionable Chelsea, Touring the Flatiron is an amazing experience either for the native either for the visitor.

Excellently Organized, very knowledgeable

This author is incredibly well known in NYC as a city historian and has a supreme knowledge about the area. The book is organized in a logical manner and the photographs are excellent as well as interesting. A must have for anyone planing to tour, or live in lower manhattan. makes a great gift/Housewarming present! I look forward to her next book about the lower east side. I hear the photo research for that is amazing as well.

PLEASE BUY MY GRANDMA'S BOOK

My grandma worked really hard on this book,and it is very good. The pictures are wonderful and it is very interesting with tons of facts and stories.

An entirely readable stroll through a fascinating place.

The research is impecable. The photographs are fabulous and the book is very easy to follow, whether you are walking the neighborhoods with it or sitting on your couch. Rarely do tour books include original research as well as challenge prior thought, as this one has. This is an indespensible guide for anyone interested in the history of New York and/or the history of the architechure of cities.

The best guide to the area.

This book is a must for New Yorkers who want to learn more about their city and for out-of-towners visiting New York. The text, photographs, and maps are outstanding.