FREE Walking Tour of the Columbus Circle/Carnegie Hall Neighborhood

Greetings friends, fans, and faithful blog readers:

On Sunday, October 17, at 3:00PM, we will be leading a free walking tour of the Carnegie Hall area in conjunction with the Borders store at Columbus Circle. We’ll look at some of the most interesting architecture of the neighborhood, including the Hearst Tower, the Museum of Arts and Design, Carnegie Hall, and some beautiful pre-war apartment buildings.

We’ll meet in the Special Events area of the Borders store, which is located on the second floor of the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. In order to start on time, please plan to be at the store by 2:50PM.

We hope to see you there!

Upper West Side Walking Tour this Sunday at 4PM

Just a friendly reminder that this Sunday, May 2, at 4:00 p.m., is our free walking tour of the Upper West Side sponsored by Borders. This will be a great opportunity to explore the neighborhood just north of Columbus Circle, including Lincoln Center and some of the important apartment buildings in the area. The tour will last somewhere between 60 and 90 minutes; we will end back at Borders for a Q&A and book singing.

The tour will meet at the Special Events Area of the Columbus Circle Borders (inside the Time Warner Center on the second floor). In order to make sure that we get started on time, please plan to be at the store by 3:50 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Save The Date: Upper West Side Walking Tour + Book Signing on Sunday, May 2

Save the Date:
Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 4:00 p.m.

FREE EVENT

Following on our successful March walk in lower Central Park, we are returning to Borders, Columbus Circle, to lead a free walking tour of the part of the Upper West Side just outside their front door. We’ll talk about the history of Columbus Circle, walk up Broadway to Lincoln Center, and see some great residential architecture, too.

The tour will last between 60 and 90 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A and book signing back at the store.

Please meet at the Borders in the Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle, over in the special events area. In order to start on time, please plan to be there by 3:50PM at the latest.

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Read more about the Upper West Side in

Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City.

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Central Park Walking Tour + "Inside the Apple" Book Talk

On Sunday, March 28, at 4:00PM the Borders bookstore at Columbus Circle is sponsoring a walking tour and book signing with us where we'll be talking about the history, architecture, and art of Central Park. We'll be sharing stories from Inside the Apple, which is celebrating its first year in print this week.


We'll meet inside the store (which is on the second floor of the Time Warner Center) over at the special events section. From the store, we'll walk into the park and spend approximately 90 minutes looking at the history of the park, its development in the mid-19th century, and the role that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's original master plan still plays today. The tour will conclude back at Borders for a question and answer session and book signing.


In order to make sure that tour starts on time, please try to be in Borders by 3:50PM. No reservations are necessary.

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Walking Tour of Revolutionary War Lower Manhattan

On Sunday, August 16, at 5:00 p.m., we are returning to Lower Manhattan for another free walking tour of downtown sites.

The tour will focus on famous sites in the Financial District connected to the Revolution and the early Federal period, including Fraunces Tavern--George Washington's last headquarters--and Federal Hall. But we'll also talk about some lesser-known places, such as the sites of the second presidential mansion and the 1765 Stamp Acts protests when New York's governor was burned in effigy.

The tour will begin and end at Borders at 100 Broadway; after the tour we'll have a Q&A. And, of course, copies of Inside the Apple will be available for sale and signing.

No RSVP is necessary but please arrive a few minutes early so that we can start promptly at 5:00 p.m.

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FREE walking tour of Financial District Architecture

UPDATE: Our next free tour of the Financial District will be on Sunday, August 16, at 5:00 p.m. Follow this link for more information.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

at 5:00PM

A Walking Tour of Financial District architecture

Sponsored by Borders at 100 Broadway.

FREE

Join us for a free walking tour of the architecture of the Financial District. Focusing on such well-known buildings as Trinity Church and the New York Stock Exchange as well as often-overlooked gems like the Trinity Building and the old U.S. Custom House on Wall Street, the tour will cover 400 years of New York's history in just a few significant blocks.

The tour will begin and end at the Borders at 100 Broadway, which is housed in the old American Surety Building, one of the most significant early skyscrapers on Lower Broadway. Following the one-hour tour, the authors will answers questions and sign copies of Inside the Apple.

No RSVP is necessary, but please arrive at Borders a few minutes early as we plan to start promptly at 5:00PM.

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