Saturday, October 26 at 3:00pm
Meet in the Village Center
Join
Certified New York Tour Guide, Martin Schneit and discover hidden facts about
Greenwich Village. Greenwich Village is probably the best known and most
celebrated village in the world. It has a long tradition as a haven for
nonconformists. Some of the topics that will be discussed include the creation
of Washington Square and Washington Square Park, New York University, Greek
Revival Architecture, the Louisa May Alcott House, the Stonewall Uprising and
the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire on March 25, 1911, which was the site of
the worst workplace disaster in the United States until the collapse of the
World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.