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Which way do Midtown Manhattan's even numbered streets run?
West to East
What school inspired the movie "FAME"?
NYC High School of Performing Arts (Located-120 West 46th Street. New York City)
What Beaux-Arts buildings did Carrere & Hastings design?
NY Public Library, Frick Museum, Grand Army Plaza, Arlington Amphitheater.
What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage?
The Bronx ( 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10458)
What is in the Dahesh Museum?
Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's
academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century. (145 6th Ave, New York, NY)
What is the newest museum on Museum Mile?
Neue Galerie- 1048 5th Avenue. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a
cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house.
What is the best example of Art Deco in NYC ?
Chrysler Building - Designed by William Van Alen (Located-405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY)
What is a " Brownstone" ?
Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was faced with
brownstone only. (Iron Ore caused the brown coloring)
What is the tallest structure in NYC outside of Manhattan?
Citicorp Office building in Queens, at 663' , or 48 stories tall. (Located-2501 Jackson Avenue,
One Court Square Queens NY)
The Ansonia hotel was known for what unusual features?
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,All: world's largest swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs, indoor fountain with seals,
home to Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, etc.
What is the nickname of Woolworth's Building?
The Cathedral of Commerce
What is the 21 club?
A famous speakeasy from the 20's. Famous jockeys out front. (21 West 52nd Street, NYC)
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world?
SOHO SOuth of HOuston
Where is the Forbes Gallery?
60 5th Ave. between 12th and 13th Streets in Greenwich Village. (Currently Closed)
What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's?
Apollo Theater opened in 1913-1914 (Located-253 West 125th St, New York, NY)
When was it opened?
1913 0r 1914 ( both are written )
What and where is 2nd oldest monument in NYC?
Worth Monument 5th Avenue between West 24th and West 25th Streets and Broadway. The
obelisk honors General Worth of the Mexican-American War and Seminole War.
What does Guastavino refer to?
A type of timbrel roof vaulting that uses lighter terra cotta tiles. Many famous building used
them: Ellis Island, Custom House, Grand Central Terminal ( Oyster room ), and more
Which of these theaters doesn't belong in the category of Broadway theaters: Hilton, Music
Box, Beacon, St. James ?
The Beacon - (Located 2124 Broadway, New York, NY)
What is the name of the hotel at 59 West 44th Streets between 5th and 6th Avenues famous
as a hangout for writers?
Algonquin famous for it's Roundtable, where actors, critics, writers and wits would gather. The "
Vicious Circle "
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city ?
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,Federal Hall National Memorial (Located-26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is Haughwaut's building known for?
The store that sold the Lincoln's their china and silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis
elevator and the earliest use of cast iron. Building from a catalog (Located-488 Broadway, New
York, NY)
Where is the New York Stock Exchange ?
11 Wall St. (Trick question: They want you to say Wall and Broad Streets) 18 Broad Street,
Manhattan, New York front facade
What is Federal Hall and where is it?
Site of George Washington's Inauguration as President. It is the original site of the Custom
House on the same site on Wall Street. (26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in city. Full name:
FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL (26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is Bloomingdale Asylum and where is it?
Buell Hall which is the Administration building of Columbia University in Morningside Heights,
formerly a lunatic asylum from 1821.
What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum, famous for it's cherry
trees?
Japanese Hill-And -Pond Garden (Located-990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY)
Where is the Gotham Hotel and what its it currently called?
700 5th Avenue, at 55th Street it is now called "The Peninsula"
What's another name (nickname) for the AT&T building ?
" Golden Boy " located 550 Madison Avenue in NYC
What is Civic Fame?
A 25 foot tall golden statue , on top of 1898 Manhattan Municipal building. Designed by Adolph
A. Weinman to celebrate the merging of the 5 boroughs in 1898.
Where is the Dakota Building, who designed it, and who has lived or is living there?
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, Central Park West on 8th Ave. and West 72nd Street. Lauren Bacall, Boris Karloff, Connie Chung
and Maury Povich, Judy Garland, Roberta Flack, Rudolf Nureyev and John Lennon
Name buildings designed by Henry Hardenbergh:
Dakota, Plaza, original Waldorf and Astoria on 5th Avenue ( Empire State Building is there now),
Willard, Copley Plaza, Schermerhorn Building
What was the Campbell Apartment ?
An opulent space in Grand Central Terminal, occupied by a friend of the Commodore Vanderbilt.
Police thought it was lived in when they saw a shower and toilet.
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital?
Roosevelt Island. Designed by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building - Who, where, when and what did it cause?
Ernest Graham, 120 Broadway, 1915 Created the need for the "set-back law" (zoning), to allow
sunlight to streets. AKA The Wedding Cake Silhouette architecture.
What was Chumley's?
A former speakeasy in the Village frequent by writers, that may have survived to the present.
There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard. (Located-86 Bedford St, New York,
NY)
What is the name of the Mayor's house?
Gracie Mansion (Conservancy) located East 88th Street and East End Avenue in NYC.
What was the name of the Giant's stadium in Harlem?
Polo Grounds (East & West by 5th and 6th Avenue between 110th and 112th Streets).
What's the name of the Greek Revival Row houses north of Washington Square?
The Row built in 1833 (East of 5th Avenue; 1-13 Washington Square North - Greenwich Village)
What is the history of the many "Ray's Pizza" stores in Manhattan ?
When the Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found refuge in Italy and learned to
make pizza. Also some say it was a mob guy decided to open a pizza store and it was so good
many people copied the name until it became a joke in NYC.
What was the reason for purchasing and who sold Manhattan to the Dutch?
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Which way do Midtown Manhattan's even numbered streets run?
West to East
What school inspired the movie "FAME"?
NYC High School of Performing Arts (Located-120 West 46th Street. New York City)
What Beaux-Arts buildings did Carrere & Hastings design?
NY Public Library, Frick Museum, Grand Army Plaza, Arlington Amphitheater.
What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage?
The Bronx ( 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10458)
What is in the Dahesh Museum?
Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's
academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century. (145 6th Ave, New York, NY)
What is the newest museum on Museum Mile?
Neue Galerie- 1048 5th Avenue. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a
cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house.
What is the best example of Art Deco in NYC ?
Chrysler Building - Designed by William Van Alen (Located-405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY)
What is a " Brownstone" ?
Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was faced with
brownstone only. (Iron Ore caused the brown coloring)
What is the tallest structure in NYC outside of Manhattan?
Citicorp Office building in Queens, at 663' , or 48 stories tall. (Located-2501 Jackson Avenue,
One Court Square Queens NY)
The Ansonia hotel was known for what unusual features?
1|Page
,All: world's largest swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs, indoor fountain with seals,
home to Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, etc.
What is the nickname of Woolworth's Building?
The Cathedral of Commerce
What is the 21 club?
A famous speakeasy from the 20's. Famous jockeys out front. (21 West 52nd Street, NYC)
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world?
SOHO SOuth of HOuston
Where is the Forbes Gallery?
60 5th Ave. between 12th and 13th Streets in Greenwich Village. (Currently Closed)
What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's?
Apollo Theater opened in 1913-1914 (Located-253 West 125th St, New York, NY)
When was it opened?
1913 0r 1914 ( both are written )
What and where is 2nd oldest monument in NYC?
Worth Monument 5th Avenue between West 24th and West 25th Streets and Broadway. The
obelisk honors General Worth of the Mexican-American War and Seminole War.
What does Guastavino refer to?
A type of timbrel roof vaulting that uses lighter terra cotta tiles. Many famous building used
them: Ellis Island, Custom House, Grand Central Terminal ( Oyster room ), and more
Which of these theaters doesn't belong in the category of Broadway theaters: Hilton, Music
Box, Beacon, St. James ?
The Beacon - (Located 2124 Broadway, New York, NY)
What is the name of the hotel at 59 West 44th Streets between 5th and 6th Avenues famous
as a hangout for writers?
Algonquin famous for it's Roundtable, where actors, critics, writers and wits would gather. The "
Vicious Circle "
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city ?
2|Page
,Federal Hall National Memorial (Located-26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is Haughwaut's building known for?
The store that sold the Lincoln's their china and silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis
elevator and the earliest use of cast iron. Building from a catalog (Located-488 Broadway, New
York, NY)
Where is the New York Stock Exchange ?
11 Wall St. (Trick question: They want you to say Wall and Broad Streets) 18 Broad Street,
Manhattan, New York front facade
What is Federal Hall and where is it?
Site of George Washington's Inauguration as President. It is the original site of the Custom
House on the same site on Wall Street. (26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in city. Full name:
FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL (26 Wall St, New York, NY)
What is Bloomingdale Asylum and where is it?
Buell Hall which is the Administration building of Columbia University in Morningside Heights,
formerly a lunatic asylum from 1821.
What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum, famous for it's cherry
trees?
Japanese Hill-And -Pond Garden (Located-990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY)
Where is the Gotham Hotel and what its it currently called?
700 5th Avenue, at 55th Street it is now called "The Peninsula"
What's another name (nickname) for the AT&T building ?
" Golden Boy " located 550 Madison Avenue in NYC
What is Civic Fame?
A 25 foot tall golden statue , on top of 1898 Manhattan Municipal building. Designed by Adolph
A. Weinman to celebrate the merging of the 5 boroughs in 1898.
Where is the Dakota Building, who designed it, and who has lived or is living there?
3|Page
, Central Park West on 8th Ave. and West 72nd Street. Lauren Bacall, Boris Karloff, Connie Chung
and Maury Povich, Judy Garland, Roberta Flack, Rudolf Nureyev and John Lennon
Name buildings designed by Henry Hardenbergh:
Dakota, Plaza, original Waldorf and Astoria on 5th Avenue ( Empire State Building is there now),
Willard, Copley Plaza, Schermerhorn Building
What was the Campbell Apartment ?
An opulent space in Grand Central Terminal, occupied by a friend of the Commodore Vanderbilt.
Police thought it was lived in when they saw a shower and toilet.
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital?
Roosevelt Island. Designed by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building - Who, where, when and what did it cause?
Ernest Graham, 120 Broadway, 1915 Created the need for the "set-back law" (zoning), to allow
sunlight to streets. AKA The Wedding Cake Silhouette architecture.
What was Chumley's?
A former speakeasy in the Village frequent by writers, that may have survived to the present.
There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard. (Located-86 Bedford St, New York,
NY)
What is the name of the Mayor's house?
Gracie Mansion (Conservancy) located East 88th Street and East End Avenue in NYC.
What was the name of the Giant's stadium in Harlem?
Polo Grounds (East & West by 5th and 6th Avenue between 110th and 112th Streets).
What's the name of the Greek Revival Row houses north of Washington Square?
The Row built in 1833 (East of 5th Avenue; 1-13 Washington Square North - Greenwich Village)
What is the history of the many "Ray's Pizza" stores in Manhattan ?
When the Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found refuge in Italy and learned to
make pizza. Also some say it was a mob guy decided to open a pizza store and it was so good
many people copied the name until it became a joke in NYC.
What was the reason for purchasing and who sold Manhattan to the Dutch?
4|Page
