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World Fair 1964-7.Pdf EiIGHTsi clF THE CITY In addition to the United Nations, New servation Roof of the RCA Building. York offers an endless list of things to Daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission: see:specialdisticts, old buildings,giant adults,$1.75; children under 12.95 cents. skyscrapers.Some highlights are de- scribedbelow, along with a list of guid- cENTRALpARr(, 59th to I l0th Streets ed tours. betweenFifth Avenue and Central Park West, is 840 acres in size-larger than Places to Visit the Principality of Monaco-with many miles of paths,a skating rink, two row- cHrNATowN,a picturesque area of about ing lakes, a model yachting pond. an seven square blocks in lower Manhat- outdoor theater, scheduled events of all tan bounded by the Bowery, Mulberry kinds, and a zoo. and Canal Streets, is one of the largest Chinese communities in the country. LrNcoLN cENTER,Broadway and 65th The Chinatown Museum is at 7 Mott Street, consistsof 14 acres on the West Street. Admission: adults, 35 cents, Side of Manhattan devoted to the per- weekends, 50 cents; children, 25 cents. forming arts. Two buildings are now completed,Philharmonic Hall and the cREENwrcHvTLLAGE, a lVr-square-mile New York State Theater. The Visitors' area contained within l4th Street, Services office conducts daily tours, 9 Broadway, Canal Street and the Hud- a.'m.to 5 p.m. Admission: adults, $1.25; son River, is still a gathering place for children, 75 cents. young artists and writers, but it is also a charming residentialdistrict and the- coNEY rsLAND, a large and famous ater-and-club area. Each spring and fall amusement and beach area in Brook- there is a Washington Square Outdoor lyn, offers all kinds of rides and amuse- Art Exhibit, and there is folk singing ments. The beach and boardwalk are almost every summer Sunday afternoon open the year round; the rides are at the WashingtonSquare fountain. open from noon to midnight on week- ends from Palm Sunday to mid-May, TrirBs seuARE, formed by the intersec- and daily spring and summer. Admis- tion of Broadway and Seventh Avenue sion varies. and bounded by 42nd and 47th Streets, is the heart of New York's entertain- Buildings to See ment area.The Square also abounds in nickel arcades,dance halls and bargain FRAUNcESrAvERN, Pearl and Broad stores.The Times Square Information Streets,is Manhattan's oldest building, Center offers information to visitors. constructedin l7l9; within it General Open weekdays,l0 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sun- George Washington bade his officers days,l0 a.m.to 6 p.m. farewell at the Revolution's end. It is still operated, under lease, as a restau- Rocr(EFELLERcENTER, west side of Fifth rant. The building is owned by the Sons Avenue between48th and 5lst Streets, of the Revolution in the State of New is the world's largest privately owned York; this organizationmaintains a mu- businesscomplex, with 17 buildings seum in the tavern. The museum is open covering I 5 acres.It has four acres of Monday through Friday, I0 a.m. to 4 roof gardens,an outdoor skating pond, p.m.; Saturdays,l0 a.m. to I p.m. Closed theaters, and approximately 1,000 ten- Sundays and major holidays; closed ants employing about 40,000 people. Saturdaysin July. Tours take in many of .the highlights, ending with a trip to the 7orh.floor Ob- TRrNrrY cHURcH, Broadway and Wall 290 www.butkus.org/postcards t You'dth in k even oneNew York restaurant withgood food andlow prices wouldbe pretty hard to find. SchRAFFTs has33 of them. Andhere's where you'll find them: Restaurantswith CocktailLounges 21 W. 51 St.,Rockefetter Ctr. 750 Third Ave..at 47 St. 625 MadisonAve., at 58 St. 48 Broad St., nr. Wall St. I 382 MadisonAve., at 47 St. 680 White phainsRd., Eastchester f 1496 Broadway,at Times Sq. 193 Main St.,White ptains 22OW.57 St.,nr. Broadway 566 Main St.,New Rochelle Chrysler Bldg., Lexington Ave. illl Restaurantand CocktailService .ili. 556 Fifth Ave.,at 46 St. 1381 Broadway,nr. 37 St. ll l22I Madison Ave:,at 88 St. 15 W. 34 St., nr. Fifth Ave. ir 155 E. 79 St., nr. Lexington 393 SeventhAve., nr. 32 St. 990 Madison Ave.,cor. 77 St. 62 W. 23 St., nr. Sixth Ave. ilii 201 E. 57 St.,cor. Third Ave. 281 Broadway,at ChambersSt. illl 462 Park Ave.,South 33 E. Fordham Rd., Bronx i 61 Fifth Ave.,cor 13 St. 386 FultonSt., Brooktyn ili 2285 Broadway,nr. 82 St. 912 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn RestaurantService 464 MadisonAve., at 51 St. 5 E. 37 St., nr. Fifth Ave. CounterService Only 1237 Sixth Ave., at 49 St. 46 Park Ptace,cor. Church St. 485 LexingtonAve., at 47 St. 80 Pine St.,at Maiden Lane ChryslerCorridor, 42 St. 1 Park Place,Bronxville FRANK G. 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Bring your camera, too. @n.q}r"grs www.butkus.org/postcards -SIGHTS ClF THE CITY Street, houses New York City's oldest days,6 a.m. to l0 p.m.; Sundays,5:30 congregation,dating back to 1697.The a.m. to lO p.m. presentbuilding was dedicatedin,1846. In the churchyard are buried such fa- CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE, mous Aniericans as Alexander Hamil- Amsterdam Avenue and ll2th Street, ton and Robert Fulton. Open Sunday will be the largestGothic church in the through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Satur- world when it is finished-around 2000. days,7a.m. to 4 p.m. Constructionof this Episcopalcathedral began in 1892;features include the l7- FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL IVIEMORIAL; ton bronze doors.the 4O-foot Great Rose Wall and NassauStreets, is built on the Window, and 14 chapels. Open daily, site where George Washington was in- 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tours four times daily augurated first President of the United on weekdays, twice on Sundays. States. The present structure, built in 1842 to house federal offices, stands in cRANrs roMB, Riverside Park at West the center.of the Wall Street financial l22nd Street, is the burial place of UIys- district.The building was declareda Na- ses Simpson Grant, commander of the tional Historic Site on May 26, 19J9. Union Army in the Civil War. In two Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. reliquary rooms are Civil War battle to 4 p.m. Closed weekends and on ma- flagsand memorials. Open daily, 9 a.m. jor holidays. to 5 p.m. sArNT PAUL',SCHAPEL, BrOadway and ConductedTours Fulton Street, is the only church build- ing in Manhattan that antedates the By boat. the Circle Line, Pier 8l at American Revolution. Erected in 1766, West42nd Streetand the Hudson River, it is still in use. George Washington makes three-hour voyagesaround Man- worshipedhere. Open daily, 7:15 a.m. hattan Island.The company also main- to 5:45p.m. tains a ferry service to the Statue of Libertyfrom Battery Park. Fare: around oLD MERcHANT'SHOUSE, 29 EASIFOUTth Manhattan, adults, $2.75; children un- Street, between Lafayette Street and der 12,$1.25. To the Statue of Liberty, the Bowery, is the only l9th Century adults,80 cents; children under 12, 40 Greek Revival-style town house left in cents. New York that remains exactly as it was Staten Island ferries leave every few morethan 100 yearsago. Open Tuesday minutes from the southern tip of Man- through Saturday,ll a.m. to 5 p.m.; hattan. Fare: 5 cents each way. Sundaysand holidays, I p.m. to 5 p.m. By bus, American Sightseeing, 168 ClosedMondays. Admission: 50 cents. West46th Street;Blue Line Sightseeing, I l6 West 48th Street;Crossroads Sight. EMpTREsrATE BUrLDrxc, Fifth Avenue seeing,1572 Broadway; Gray Line New and l4th Street, is the world's tallest York Tours,West Side Airline Terminal, building, 1,472feet high. There are two 42nd Streetat Tenth Avenue; Manhat- observatories,on the 86th and l02nd tan Sightseeing,109 West 49th Street; floors; from the uppermost on clear and Times SquareSightseeing, 206 West days visitors can see 80 miles. Open 4lrd Street,conduct tours ranging from everyday,g:30 a.m. to midnight. Adults, trips through Chinatown to deluxe visits $ 1.50;children, 75 cents. to New York night clubs. Fares and ad- missions:$3.00 to $24. sArNTpATRrcK's cATHEDna,r, Fifth Ave. Byhelicopter,New York Airways, Wall nue between 50th and 5lst Streets, is Street Heliport, East River, Pier 6 at one of the finest Gothic structures in the South Street, offers l0-minute rides United States.The building's architec- above Manhattan by reservation. Fare: tural features include 7l stained-glass $5.00 per seat (two children under 12 windows and l7 sidealtars. Open week- go at a single rate). 294 www.butkus.org/postcards Towering out of the heart of Manhattan, this intrigu- ing city within a city is the home of great entertain- ment-Radio City Music Hall, the NBC-TV network where you can seeprograms actually being produced, and a host of other attractions.
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