The Art and Architecture of Park Avenue

Janes Walk

Led By Abby Suckle, President cultureNOW

Everyday over 700,000 New Yorkers pass through Midtown along Park Avenue to and from Grand Central Terminal. This is a part of the City where in a few blocks you can see many of the forces that have shaped our city. There are icons of architecture (Midtown Modernism) and capitalism such as Lever, Seagram, and the Chrysler building. There are icons of real estate such as the Grand Hyatt and Helmsley. There are great clubs and great churches. There are stories about Grand Central and its construction, the viaduct which may have been the first limited access highway. This walk will showcase some of the art and architecture along Park Avenue and tell some of the stories about its past, its present, and perhaps future. It can be accessed through the cultureNOW MuseumWithoutWalls app for the iPhone or Android.

virtual

On Demand
1 hour

Borough: Manhattan
Theme: Art & Architecture, History & Culture
Platform: On Your Browser
Language: English
Skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Yair Haklai. Modifications: photo cropped.