the luxurious upper east side

THE LUXURIOUS UPPER EAST SIDE

By:

Susan Gerlovina

Alyssa Warych

WHERE IS IT?

TECHNOLOGY: TRANSPORTATION

New York Central’s Railroad tracks along Park Avenue were electrified and covered in the early 20th Century

This improvement in technology led to increased land value, although they were not as extensive as they are today

PARK AVENU E TU NNEL :THEN AND N O W

TRANSPORTATION

Today, the MTA busses and trains provide public transportation around the Upper East Side.

However, the train is less accessible and the bus is the better option

TRAINS AND BUSES TODAY

http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf

TRANSPORTATION

In 1934, the East River Drive Extension, which ran between 125th Street to 92nd Street, was completed

Today, it totals 9.5 miles and runs up and down the eastern side of Manhattan Island

Designed by Robert Moses

Eventually became known as the FDR Drive and continues to be improved today with the addition of bike lanes

FDR DR IVE:THEN AND N O W

ARCHITECTURE

Brick or stone row houses in the Neo-Grec, Queen Anne or Romanesque Revival styles were built for sale to the middle-class but were later renovated by affluent families

Luxury Apartments were constructed in early 20th Century to meet the needs of the New Yorkers migrating into UES

EAST 78 T H STREET HOUSES

Official Landmark of UES Historic Districts (1968)

LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS Carnegie Park Apartments

200 East 94th Street

$3,000 to almost $8,000 a month

HENRY CLAY AND ADELAIDE CHILDS FRICK HOUSE

( N O W T H E F R I C K C O L L E C T I O N A N D F R I C K A R T R E F E R E N C E L I B R A R Y )

1 East 70th Street, 5th Avenue

THE ASTOR HOUSE

103 East 80th Street

Five story townhouse

Designed by the celebrated architect Mott B. Schmidt in 1927 for Vincent Astor and his family

Designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1966

Serves as the New York Junior League Headquarters for Training and Leadership

THE ASTOR HOUSE

THE WALDORF ASTORIA

301 Park Avenue

This luxury hotel opened in 1931, it was the second hotel of Mr. Astor

• The first hotel was originally built in 1902, but was demolished in 1930 to make room for the construction of the Empire State Building

Built by architect Henry Hardenbergh

In 1993, The Waldorf Astoria became an official New York City landmark

THE WALDORF ASTORIA

ARCHIBALD GRACIE MANSION

88th Street and E End Ave, New York, NY 10028

Built in 1799 in Carl Schurz Park

Official Mayoral Residence of NYC, appropriated by Mayor LaGuardia in 1942

The last remaining suburban villa overlooking the East River

Previous Mayor Bloomberg did not live here, but Mayor Bill DeBlasio will be moving in soon

GRACIE MANSION

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Best known for co-founding first Steel Company

Henry Clay Frick worked alongside Carnegie in the steel business

“The Gospel of Wealth” • “The rich have a moral obligation to distribute [the

money] in ways that promote the welfare and happiness of the common man.”

• As a result, donated 350 million dollars, $1.1 million of which went to the construction of Carnegie Hall (NYC concert venue)

ANDREW CARNEGIE MANSION ( N O W T H E C O O P E R - H E W I TT N AT I O N A L

D E S I G N M U S E U M , S M I T H S O N I A N I N S T I T U T I O N ) ,

2 East 91st Street, designated 1974

IMMIGRATION DEMOGRAPHICS

NYC Mayor in 1914 was John Purroy Mitchel

Mayor today is Bill DeBlasio

DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)

DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)

DEMOGRAPHICS (2006)

SO CIAL L IFE THEN:YO RK VILL E CAS IN O

210 East 86th Street

Built in 1904 by the Musician's Mutual Protective Union for the growing Irish and German population

Contained the only German-language movie theater, a catering hall, and two ballrooms

Closed in June of 1965, due to a more ethnically diverse neighborhood and decreased business

THEN AND NOW

STREETS OF YORKVILLE

SO CIAL L IFE NO W:SHO PPIN G

One of the best places to shop in NYC

Majority of shops line Madison Avenue, 3rd Avenue, and 5th Avenue

Sax Fifth Avenue, Barney’s, Bloomingdales, Gucci, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Dolce and Gabbana

SHOPPING

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028

Started by John Jay, a lawyer in 1866, but has since moved around as the collections grew

Its aim was to create a "national institution and gallery of art" to bring art and art education to the American people

Today, the Museum's two-million-square-foot building houses over two million objects

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

The ancient Egyptian hippopotamus statuette that is now the Museum's unofficial mascot, "William," entered the collection in 1917.

Today, virtually all of the Museum's twenty-six thousand ancient Egyptian objects, the largest collection of Egyptian art outside of Cairo, are on display.

THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128

Originally planned to house Solomon Guggenheim’s art collection in the early 1940’s

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the building in NYC

It opened on October 21, 1959; 10 years after Solomon's death

Infamous for it’s spiral and original architecture

Today the Guggenheim operates museums in New York, Venice, and Bilbao, with plans for a fourth in Abu Dhabi

THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS

A majority of Salinger's Catcher in the Rye takes place in the UES

CW’s Gossip Girl was based off of the stereotypical, drama filled Upper East Side girl and her friends

BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp://www.uppereast.com/history

http://www.friends-ues.org/historic-districts-and-landmarks/

http://www.waldorfnewyork.com/about-the-waldorf/hotel-history.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum/main-building

https://www.nyjl.org/?nd=sppt_astor

http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/history

http://www.nycroads.com/roads/fdr/

http://www.businessinsider.com/presenting-a-history-of-the-astors-2012-4#something-about-growing-up-in-new-york-can-drive-one-a-bit-mad-25

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/realestate/streetscapes-upper-east-side-a-block-with-andrew-carnegies-stamp.html?_r=1

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www.history.com/topics/john-d-rockefeller

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/mn8profile.pdf