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I never knew that about New York / Christopher Winn ; illustrations by Mai Osawa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Plume, published by the Penguin Group, [2013]Description: xvi, 271 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0142180637 (pbk.)
  • 9780142180631 (pbk.) :
Subject(s):
Contents:
New York Harbor -- New Amsterdam & colonial New York -- Lower Broadway : Bowling Green to Trinity Church -- A walk down Wall Street -- Lower Broadway : Trinity Church to St. Paul's chapel. The World Trade Center -- Lower Broadway : Vesey to Chambers. The Civic Center -- Broadway : Chambers to Canal. Tribeca, Chinatown & the Lower East Side -- Broadway : Canal to Houston. Soho & Little Italy -- Broadway : Houston to Union Square. The East Village -- Greenwich Village -- Broadway : Union Square to Times Square -- Chelsea -- Gramercy & Midtown South -- Broadway : Times Square to Columbus Circle -- Midtown & the Upper East Side -- The Upper West Side -- Central Park -- Upper Broadway : 110th to the Harlem River.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 974.7 W776 Available 33111007528777
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A treasure trove of fascinating trivia about the city that never sleeps

Did you know:


* Grand Central Terminal is the largest railway station in the world.
* Columbus Circle is the point from which all official distances to and from New York are measured
* When Queen Elizabeth II visited Trinity Church in 1976, she was presented with 279 peppercorns in back rent
* Macy's owns almost a full city block...but not the real estate its famous sign featuring its signature red bag is on.

Take a delightful journey from the bottom of the island of Manhattan to the top and discover extraordinary facts about New York along the way. You'll find yourself saying, "I never knew that about New York!"

"First published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing"--Title page verso.

Includes indexes.

New York Harbor -- New Amsterdam & colonial New York -- Lower Broadway : Bowling Green to Trinity Church -- A walk down Wall Street -- Lower Broadway : Trinity Church to St. Paul's chapel. The World Trade Center -- Lower Broadway : Vesey to Chambers. The Civic Center -- Broadway : Chambers to Canal. Tribeca, Chinatown & the Lower East Side -- Broadway : Canal to Houston. Soho & Little Italy -- Broadway : Houston to Union Square. The East Village -- Greenwich Village -- Broadway : Union Square to Times Square -- Chelsea -- Gramercy & Midtown South -- Broadway : Times Square to Columbus Circle -- Midtown & the Upper East Side -- The Upper West Side -- Central Park -- Upper Broadway : 110th to the Harlem River.

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