Although the New York Stock Exchange appears to be closed to visitors forever, crowds still gather in front, among the armed guards, to shoot the flag and façade. The building is “templelike,” according to the new and nicely designed City Walks Architecture pack of walking maps, which offers up a good tour of the area, starting at City Hall and going down to the bottom of the city. Down to “where Manhattan—all of New York for that matter—began. Here lay Nieuw Amsterdam, founded in 1625, the first permanent settlement of Europeans in this area, the first fortifications, the first business district, the first community,” says the AIA Guide to New York City.
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ReplyDeleteGlad to have your blogging back! I missed my morning routine of checking to see what you're up to or thinking about. Hope to chat soon. Congrats on finding a place...so you and Dan won't mind if Miranda and I stay there a few nights? Just kidding. Can't wait to orchestrate a visit.
ReplyDeleteSo funny, don't know why it posts with west coast time and why I ended up deleting my first attempt instead of editing it. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteHi Patty: good to hear from you! Thanks for catching the West Coast time glitch. Of course I'm not up and posting at 6 o'clock!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even notice the time of your posting...it was just my comments, which I did last night after I got M to bed. And then since I was tired, and posting comments is different on this blog than it was on newyorkerinlondon, I messed up the posting. I never used to make careless errors :-) Enjoy the crisp day!
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