Exploring the Original West Village

Greenwich Village is a tourist's dream and a favorite weekend destination for New Yorkers. A part of Manhattan Island that holds its own amidst the noise and confusion of the 21st century, it still retains much of the character of the old farming community that was part of the original settlement of Manhattan. The West Village, the northwest section of the neighborhood, is bounded by the Hudson River on the west and Greenwich Avenue on the east, and is where it all began. Such famous people as Sinclair Lewis, Fiorello LaGuardia, William "Bill the Butcher" Poole, Frank Serpico, James Baldwin and Jackson Pollock, among dozens of others, called this neighborhood home. Stroll down the backstreets and along the waterfront, and peer behind the facades of these historic structures to discover its fascinating history, hidden secrets and little-known tales.

Product details

• Authors: Alfred Pommer, Eleanor Winters
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9781609491512
• ISBN: 978-1-60949-151-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 227 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 218 g
• Series: History & Guide
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous