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The Gargoyles in Murray Hill Walking Tour & Slideshow
We don't see them but they see us

Gargoyles * History * Architecture * Interesting Pictures & Stories
Exploring Manhattan's Past & the Present

The slideshow will show us 12 buildings displaying gargoyles
& I discuss some of the history and architecture of Murray Hill.And include interesting pictures & stories
that will connect us to the neighborhood's past. The slideshow contains more information about Murray Hill
& most of the gargoyles are displayed in Part II of the slideshow.

Click to view Murray Hill slide show part 1 & part 2 (a minute to load)

Murray Hill's name originated from the services of Mary Lindley Murray during the American Revolution. Her story deals with patriotism, religion, deceit, military & domestic conflict, confrontation & compromise. After the Revolution Robert & Mary Lindley Murray's farm was sold & became a site for the summer homes of wealthy New Yorkers - by mid 19th C. Murray Hill was a wealthy Victorian, residential neighborhood that later developed into today's dynamic, austere 20th C. Manhattan neighborhood.

The Slideshow includes pictures & information about::
  • The plaque that commemorates The Weird Wendels
  • The Joseph Raphael De Lamar Mansion
  • J.P. Morgan, Jr. mansion in Murray Hill
  • Tiffany's landmark building survives in Murray Hill
  • Information & pictures of the Murray Hill Reservoir
  • Information & pictures of America's first "World's Fair"
  • The site of where Mark Twain's funeral service was held
    & find out about a collection of his controversial essays published posthumously
  • See the Lion Head Gargoyles on the landmark library
  • A former art gallery with portrait gargoyles
  • A black landmark skyscraper with gargoyles
  • A Beaux Arts style facade with Georgian & Renaissance Revival motifs & gargoyles
  • A 1926, Renaissance Revival skyscraper with Babylonian motifs, hand carved figures on the ground floor & gargoyles on top.
  • A Queen Ann townhouse from 1887 with Tudor elements & 2 small grotesque gargoyles & 2 angry Lion Head gargoyles
  • A former Dutch Revival style stable & carriage house from 1902 with a horse head gargoyle & a bull dog head gargoyle

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The slideshow presentatiion was created by Alfred Pommer a college graduate, an author, an informative native New Yorker
& a licensed New York City guide with over 30 years experience researching creating & leading walking tours
in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.

These are links to Alfred Pommer's author page at: amazon.com & at: goodreads for information about
4 Manhattan neighborhood walking tour guide books authored by Alfred Pommer &
published by The History Press (Arcadia Publishing)

Publisher needed for new nonfiction neighborhood walking tour guide books.

Interested in a private consultation or slide show presentation -- Call: (212) 979-2388 for details
http://nycwalk.com   or:   e mail
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All photographs on this web site are by Alfred Pommer
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