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American Cultural History on Walking Off the Big Apple: A Chronological Guide to a Selection of Posts From the Last Two Years
Over the course of the last two years writing Walking Off the Big Apple, and it's been two years this week, I realize that many posts situate themselves in a category that would best be described as American cultural history. While I spend most of my...
Follow Your Money: The New York Financial Crisis & Recovery Walk
I think I've reached my bottom when it comes to bad financial news, a personal capitulation if you will, so I've devised a 10,000 step program to aid our road to recovery. Surveying the urban landscape of New York, the financial capital of the world,...
A Timely Visit to The Museum of American Finance
One day this past week, while watching the opening minutes of the markets on various TV channels, experiencing vicariously the adrenaline rush, or in this case, the nausea, that attends the opening bell, it seemed like American finance, as we've come...
Walking Off the (Current) New York State of Mind
In "When the Action Moves On," an essay published in the January 18 Sunday New York Times, author Alex Williams reports on a sentiment sometimes expressed these days that New York seems somehow over. Washington, this week for sure, is where the actio...
After the Closing Bell, A Protest March Against the Wall Street Bailout
While the gestures of protest were familiar - satirical costumes of billionaires, hand-made signs, numerous bells and horns to draw attention to the cause, some deep-seated anger about an administration and Congress bailout deal for Wall Street was a...
Extreme Quotes on Wall Street, and The Mayor's Vision for New York City 2.0
In trying to keep up with the news in the financial markets this week, the reader may conclude that the End Times are near. What follows is a roundup of stories and quotes (accompanied by many parenthetical remarks), though I can barely focus on the ...
New York 1900: Edith Wharton and The House of Mirth, A Walk and a Map
For the last couple of weeks I've been exploring the architecture and literature of New York City in 1900, paying particular attention to the writings of Henry James and Edith Wharton. Through my architectural explorations I now see the visual inheri...
Strolling the Museum Mile (and a Half) and Contemplating the Current Financial Crisis (Slideshow)
Writing about Edith Wharton and New York in 1900 necessarily involves a discussion of wealth and social class, so strolling down Fifth Avenue from E. 104th Street to E. 70th (an area that encompasses Museum Mile, plus another 12 blocks to the Frick C...
Walking Off the Wall Street Bears, Part II: The Crisis at Lehman Brothers, and You
I've been reading the dire financial news breaking today, the precipitous collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and wondering how a potential bankruptcy or breakup of the firm might affect life in the greater New York area. While various news ou...
New York in The House of Mirth: Social Class, Money, and Speculations on Wall Street
Many people are under the impression that it takes a lot of money to live in New York, and compared to other major American cities, yes, New York is expensive. But the expense is tied to personal values, tastes and social expectations, the same as it...
Homage to Pâte à Choux: French Pastry South of 14th Street
I need a little break from New York of 1900, the subject of many recent posts, as I've been deep into research and buried under antiquarian books. So my thoughts naturally turn to pastry. The walking excursions into the École des Beaux-Arts and the ...
An Exterior View of the New York Stock Exchange, On a Day the Dow Dropped 344.65 Points
From New Album 9/4/08 10:01 PMLooks can be deceiving. While I was walking through the Financial District yesterday, chasing down the Nooks and Corners of Old New York, I came across this festive scene outside the Stock Exchange. Often a celebration i...
