Daytonian in Manhattan does not promote books, venues,
organizations or programs. Readers
expect simply to read about the social history of Manhattan buildings, statues
and monuments. And that’s just how I
like it.
But today I will make an exception. While I have always lamented that New Yorkers
rush about without ever really seeing the city around them; Corey Schneider
felt that it was shameful that so many people who live in the most exciting
city in the country do not really delve into it and participate in what it
has to offer.
So he founded, single-handedly, the New York Adventure Club
whose tag-line is “Unlock your city!”
Carey manages to get members into hard-to-reach, behind-the-scenes
places with special tours and hands-on experiences. I was speaking to him recently and he asked
if I wouldn’t mind telling my readers about the November events the club has
planned.
And I don’t mind.
These are just the types of venues the readers of Daytonian in Manhattan
would find fascinating.
National Arts Club – November 7: An exclusive tour of the former Samuel Tilden
mansion, including the famous stained glass domed library and several floors of
the house, led by the National Arts Club’s historian.
Harkness House – November 21: A guided tour through rooms of the Edward S.
and Mary S. Harkness mansion on Fifth Avenue.
The rooms have been astonishingly preserved.
There is also an upcoming tour of the Salmagundi Club, the
last surviving, intact mansion on Lower Fifth Avenue.
For information regarding these events, check out the New
York Adventure Club’s website. For the background histories, check my earlier posts on these houses.
When I see things like this, I wish my family would have never left Brooklyn for Florida!
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