One hundred years after Washington was inaugurated on Wall Street at the Federal Hall, a wooden arch

NYC Discovery norwegian dawn cruises Walking Tours led their annual Presidential Greenwich Village and Gramercy Park Tour on Wednesday. It is a chance for locals and tourists alike to learn something norwegian dawn cruises unexpected about how presidents and other historical figures left marks on the buildings that New Yorkers walk by daily.
As New York University students and park-goers rest at Washington Square Park, perhaps some have wondered why Washington's figure, carved on the arch, is oddly disproportionate. The face was carved after Washington himself, while the body belongs to Charles Atlas—the iconic weight-lifter.
"They tried to create a more idealized portrait of the president—the father of our country—by making him look a little bulkier than he did in his old age," said Richard Anthony, historian for NYC Discovery Walking Tours.
One hundred years after Washington was inaugurated on Wall Street at the Federal Hall, a wooden norwegian dawn cruises arch was built to commemorate him at Washington Square Park. In the 1890s, Stanford White, a famous American architect, redesigned the Washington Memorial Arch to what it is today.
"That's one of the things that stands out [about this tour], instead of just looking at the major points of interests like Empire State Building, norwegian dawn cruises they are finding out about the hidden history norwegian dawn cruises of lesser known things," Anthony said.
An amalgam of office workers, shoppers, and New School students squeeze by Fifth Avenue, past the quiet Church of Ascension. Many look over, or try not to look over, at the musical homeless man who has designated his spot in front of the church.
norwegian dawn cruises The former notorious neighborhood in central lower Manhattan, Five Points, was at the time the center of crime and disease in New York. The elite wanted to create their own community, far away from the ghetto, while escaping the city's norwegian dawn cruises congestion; hence the emergence of suburbs, such as Greenwich Village and Gramercy.
To this day, Gramercy norwegian dawn cruises Park is one of the two private parks in the city. Only residents who live in buildings norwegian dawn cruises directly surrounding the park get a key to access the exclusive park; however, Gramercy hotel guests can get the key.
In the 1920s, John F. Kennedy's father rented a floor inside Gramercy norwegian dawn cruises Hotel, right across from the park. "It was the temporary home for the Kennedy family," Anthony said. It is said that John F. Kennedy had some childhood moments there.
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