Walking Tour: Lower Manhattan Expressway Remembered

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When
September 7, 2008   11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where
Meet on the N.E. corner of Grand & Chrystie Sts.
Manhattan
Cost
$15; $12 for members of the Municipal Art Society

Imagine it, an eight-lane highway slicing through the heart of SoHo, Little Italy and the Lower East Side. Walk the proposed route, visiting sites and structures associated with Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses and the events that led to its demise. Leader: Matt Postal, architectural historian.