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THE LUXURIOUS UPPER EAST SIDE
By:
Susan Gerlovina
Alyssa Warych
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WHERE IS IT?
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TECHNOLOGY: TRANSPORTATION
New York Central’s Railroad tracks along Park
Avenue were electrified and covered in the early 20th
Century
This improvement in technology led to increased
land value, although they were not as extensive as
they are today
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PARK AVENUE TUNNEL:THEN AND NOW
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TRANSPORTATION
Today, the MTA busses and trains provide public
transportation around the Upper East Side.
However, the train is less accessible and the bus is
the better option
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TRAINS AND BUSES TODAY
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf
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TRANSPORTATION
In 1934, the East River Drive Extension, which ran
between 125th Street to 92nd Street, was completed
Today, it totals 9.5 miles and runs up and down the
eastern side of Manhattan Island
Designed by Robert Moses
Eventually became known as the FDR Drive and
continues to be improved today with the addition of bike
lanes
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FDR DRIVE:THEN AND NOW
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ARCHITECTURE
Brick or stone row houses in the Neo-Grec, Queen
Anne or Romanesque Revival styles were built for
sale to the middle-class but were later renovated by
affluent families
Luxury Apartments were constructed in early 20th
Century to meet the needs of the New Yorkers
migrating into UES
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EAST 78 T H STREET HOUSES
Official Landmark of UES Historic Districts (1968)
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LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS Carnegie Park Apartments
200 East 94th Street
$3,000 to almost $8,000 a month
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HENRY CLAY AND ADELAIDE CHILDS FRICK HOUSE
( N O W T H E F R I C K C O L L E C T I O N A N D F R I C K A R T R E F E R E N C E L I B R A R Y )
1 East 70th Street, 5th Avenue
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THE ASTOR HOUSE
103 East 80th Street
Five story townhouse
Designed by the celebrated architect Mott B. Schmidt in
1927 for Vincent Astor and his family
Designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks
Preservation Commission in 1966
Serves as the New York Junior League Headquarters for
Training and Leadership
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THE ASTOR HOUSE
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THE WALDORF ASTORIA
301 Park Avenue
This luxury hotel opened in 1931, it was the second hotel
of Mr. Astor • The first hotel was originally built in 1902, but was
demolished in 1930 to make room for the construction of the Empire State Building
Built by architect Henry Hardenbergh
In 1993, The Waldorf Astoria became an official New York
City landmark
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THE WALDORF ASTORIA
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ARCHIBALD GRACIE MANSION
88th Street and E End Ave, New York, NY 10028
Built in 1799 in Carl Schurz Park
Official Mayoral Residence of NYC, appropriated by Mayor
LaGuardia in 1942
The last remaining suburban villa overlooking the East
River
Previous Mayor Bloomberg did not live here, but Mayor
Bill DeBlasio will be moving in soon
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GRACIE MANSION
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ANDREW CARNEGIE
Best known for co-founding first Steel Company
Henry Clay Frick worked alongside Carnegie in the
steel business
“The Gospel of Wealth” • “The rich have a moral obligation to distribute [the
money] in ways that promote the welfare and happiness of the common man.”
• As a result, donated 350 million dollars, $1.1 million of which went to the construction of Carnegie Hall (NYC concert venue)
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ANDREW CARNEGIE MANSION ( N O W T H E C O O P E R - H E W I TT N AT I O N A L
D E S I G N M U S E U M , S M I T H S O N I A N I N S T I T U T I O N ) ,
2 East 91st Street, designated 1974
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IMMIGRATION DEMOGRAPHICS
NYC Mayor in 1914 was John Purroy Mitchel
Mayor today is Bill DeBlasio
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DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)
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DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)
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DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)
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SOCIAL L IFE THEN:YORKVILLE CASINO
210 East 86th Street
Built in 1904 by the Musician's Mutual Protective
Union for the growing Irish and German population
Contained the only German-language movie
theater, a catering hall, and two ballrooms
Closed in June of 1965, due to a more ethnically
diverse neighborhood and decreased business
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THEN AND NOW
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STREETS OF YORKVILLE
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SOCIAL L IFE NOW:SHOPPING
One of the best places to shop in NYC
Majority of shops line Madison Avenue, 3rd Avenue, and
5th Avenue
Sax Fifth Avenue, Barney’s, Bloomingdales, Gucci,
Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Dolce and Gabbana
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SHOPPING
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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028
Started by John Jay, a lawyer in 1866, but has since
moved around as the collections grew
Its aim was to create a "national institution and gallery of
art" to bring art and art education to the American people
Today, the Museum's two-million-square-foot building
houses over two million objects
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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
The ancient Egyptian hippopotamus
statuette that is now the Museum's
unofficial mascot, "William," entered the
collection in 1917.
Today, virtually all of the Museum's
twenty-six thousand ancient Egyptian
objects, the largest collection of Egyptian
art outside of Cairo, are on display.
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THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128
Originally planned to house Solomon Guggenheim’s art
collection in the early 1940’s
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the building in NYC
It opened on October 21, 1959; 10 years after Solomon's death
Infamous for it’s spiral and original architecture
Today the Guggenheim operates museums in New York,
Venice, and Bilbao, with plans for a fourth in Abu Dhabi
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THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
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CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS
A majority of Salinger's Catcher in the Rye takes
place in the UES
CW’s Gossip Girl was based off of the stereotypical,
drama filled Upper East Side girl and her friends
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BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp://www.uppereast.com/history
http://www.friends-ues.org/historic-districts-and-landmarks/
http://www.waldorfnewyork.com/about-the-waldorf/hotel-history.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum/main-building
https://www.nyjl.org/?nd=sppt_astor
http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/history
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