Explore the Gilded Age past of Riverside Drive on a breezy walking tour with Ephemeral New York!

Which 1903 mansion still features a faded sculpture of the owner’s six beloved children above the entrance? Who was the beautiful stage and screen star whose famous paramour bought her a townhouse on one of Riverside’s private carriage drives? Where was the chateau of a steel magnate who lost his fortune and tried to give his spectacular 85-room home to the city?

Why are there no brownstones on Riverside Drive, and no stores, either? How did a Medieval French heroine end up memorialized in bronze overlooking the Hudson River? Where is the row of townhouses so lovely that one writer dubbed them the “seven beauties”? Which solemn memorial has its origins in a deadly fire?

Discover the answers to these questions and a whole lot more by joining a relaxed and breezy tour of Riverside Drive with Ephemeral New York! No other avenue in Manhattan combines such stunning beauty and deep history quite like this quiet yet breathtaking avenue—which opened in 1880 and by the early 20th century became the city’s new millionaire mile.

Ephemeral New York leads regular walking tours exploring the Gilded Age past of Riverside Drive, and some spots on upcoming tours still remain:

Sunday, June 16 at 1-3:15 pm. Get tickets at this link

Sunday, July 7 at 1-3:30 pm. Get tickets at this link

Sunday July 28 at 1-3:30 p.m. Get tickets at this link

The tours are casual and refreshing—an enjoyable way to explore a piece of New York City while scoring some outdoors time during the loveliest season of the year. I hope to see lots of Ephemeral New York readers on these upcoming tours!

[Top photo: New-York Historical Society; second and third images: Library of Congress]

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