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Seeing New York
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Urban historian Hope Cooke, formerly a columnist for the New York Daily News, lived in a remote region of the Himalayas as the Queen of Sikkim for ten years. On her return to New York, Cooke confronted her rootlessness by "walking" the city. Since her personal journey began ten years ago, Cooke has directed the walking tours program at the Museum of the City of New York, and now conducts independent walking tours of New York City.
Now available as a book, Hope Cooke's spiritied, step-by-step guides to fourteen neighbourhoods feature:
- detailed maps with clearly marked parths for locating essential sites and optional ones
- precise written directions for walking tours
- rich historical introductions to each neighbourhood
- lively, easy-to-read instructions for looking at each site
- 126 illustrations, including contemporary and long-gone locations
Urban historian Hope Cooke, formerly a columnist for the New York Daily News, lived in a remote region of the Himalayas as the Queen of Sikkim for ten years. On her return to New York, Cooke confronted her rootlessness by "walking" the city. Since her personal journey began ten years ago, Cooke has directed the walking tours program at the Museum of the City of New York, and now conducts independent walking tours of New York City.
Now available as a book, Hope Cooke's spiritied, step-by-step guides to fourteen neighbourhoods feature:
- detailed maps with clearly marked parths for locating essential sites and optional ones
- precise written directions for walking tours
- rich historical introductions to each neighbourhood
- lively, easy-to-read instructions for looking at each site
- 126 illustrations, including contemporary and long-gone locations
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