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United Palace: Happy Hour Historical Tour

Date: Wednesday, April 24th | Time: 7–8:30pm | $30 per person

Directions: Meet in the Grand Foyer at 6:45pm

Enjoy a complimentary beverage at the United Palace where you’ll explore this stunning 3,400-seat theatre, its mezzanine, grand foyer, balcony, and if you’re lucky, you’ll get to go up on stage!

The history of United Palace, Manhattan’s 4th largest theatre and now a landmarked building, began in 1930, when it was then one of five Loew’s “Wonder Theatres” across the boroughs and New Jersey. Designed by noted architect Thomas Lamb (Cort Theatre, the former Ziegfeld Theatre) with interiors overseen by decorative specialist Harold Rambusch (Waldorf Astoria, Radio City Music Hall), it was one of the region’s premier vaudeville and movie houses. Today, the United Palace hosts concerts, movies, and community events and provides spiritual and cultural programming.

Tours are capped at 40 people. Proceeds go toward maintaining the building. This event is being hosted by United Palace of Cultural Arts.

Learn more about the United Palace here.

***Tour schedule is subject to change. Tours may be modified depending on events within the theatre.

Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower

Saturday, January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Kick off the new year with the Urban Park Rangers on a tour inside the iconic Highbridge Water Tower to learn about the history of New York City’s water supply and enjoy the panoramic views from the top of the 200 foot tower. Arrive between 1:00 p.m. and 3:45 p.m, to gain admittance. Registration is not required. Program will be held at the base of the water tower behind the Highbridge Recreation Center and Pool.

Dyckman Farmhouse: Archaeological Walking Tour of Inwood Hill Park with Bill Parry

Archaeological Walking Tour of Inwood Hill Park with Bill Parry
Saturday, August 12th, at 1PM

Tour will start promptly at 1 PM. We will email registrants with a meet up location.

This archaeological tour of Inwood Hill Park and vicinity (at the northern tip of Manhattan Island) will visit the last surviving remnants of prehistoric Native American sites in Manhattan. We will get an impression of the ancient environment of Manhattan by seeing forest, springs, and salt marsh. We will next visit a shell midden site, rockshelters, and the former location of a large native village and burial site. We also will see sites of the Revolutionary War, including the site of a hut camp occupied by British soldiers (and the former Dyckman family orchard). We will conclude at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, where we will see a reconstruction of one of the military huts. Enjoy free admission to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum at the end of the tour.
Will not be held in event of rain. It is advisable to wear sturdy, comfortable shoes, as there is a bit of walking over rocks, off path.

REGISTER HERE

Tour arqueológico de Inwood Hill Park con Bill Parry
Sábado, 12 de Agosto, 1pm
El tour comenzará a la 1pm en punto.
Este tour arqueológico de Inwood Hill Park y sus inmediaciones (la punta Norte de la isla de Manhattan) explorará los últimos restos de los asentamientos prehistóricos de Nativos Americanos en Manhattan. Nos haremos una idea del antiguo entorno de Manhattan visitando bosques, arroyos y marismas. Después visitaremos un conchal (shell midden), varios refugios entre rocas, y la antigua localización de una extensa villa nativa y su cementerio. También veremos lugares relacionados con la Revolutionary War, incluyendo un campamento ocupado por soldados británicos (y el antiguo huerto de los Dyckman). Terminaremos en el Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, donde veremos una reconstrucción de una de las cabañas militares. Se podrá visitar gratuitamente el Dyckman Farmhouse Museum al final del tour.