Food & Historic Walk: Exploring Small Town Southwest Greenwich Village

Honoring Jane Jacobs (& her Joint Committee)’s victory stopping the Lower Manhattan Expressway which would’ve destroyed this vibrant neighborhood of architectural, historic, & cultural significance, we’ll start in southwest Soho heading north to little side streets of once Italian immigrant community of tenements & storefronts, along Houston westward to charming lanes lined with early 18th century rowhouses, and moving on to the bohemian quarter that housed artists, writers, radicals, & gay people in the early 20th century. We’ll trace where residents lived, worked, shopped, & worshipped … pausing at several food purveyors dating back 100 years and as well, few special new ones … ending at a Mideastern eatery for a celebratory repast. Take comfortable shoes, cash, & a shopping bag for your goodies.

UPDATE: This walk will begin at 9:30, not 9 AM.