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Walking Gotham: New York City's "Not So Secret" Enclaves: Grove Court
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A Walker's Guide to New York City. March 19, 2011. New York City's "Not So Secret" Enclaves: Grove Court. Grove Court: Gotham Walking Tours LLC). Grove Court: Gotham Walking Tours LLC). To understand the origins of Grove Court, however, requires a brief (I promise) history of Grove Street. Grove Street: Berenice Abbott, Changing New York, 1936, NYPL Digital Collection). Trinity's sale of the Grove Street parcel barely made a dent in its holdings: a 1705 land grant from Queen Anne to Trinity Church deed...
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Walking Gotham: Gratis
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A Walker's Guide to New York City. March 21, 2011. I woke up early this morning and gravitated, as I always do, toward the window. Clear, crisp, sunny. The waters of the Hudson incredibly still, a mosaic of blues savoring the calm, waiting for the next ferry or tug to interrupt the stillness. Brooklyn Bridge: Gotham Walking Tours). I've got the urge to reach out and touch New York City history. I get the proverbial itch often. That's when I head for the Bridge - the Brooklyn Bridge. She asks. That's ...