Saturdays & Wednesdays @ 12:00pm - $20
This is a crash course in East Village/Lower East Side history. From the farmlands of the 1600s and the wealthy estates of the 1700s, to immigration, tenements, the "melting pot" and how the East Village became a haven for artists and counter culturalists in the twentieth century (and everything in between). 

Reservations: Not Required, you can pay your guide
Fee: $20 General Admission / $15 LESpass Members
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours, Distance: 8 blocks
Meet: in front of Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (btwn E. Houston & Bleecker)
Directions: F train to 2nd Avenue/Lower East Side or 6 train to Bleecker/Lafayette
Also available as a PRIVATE TOUR

subway map | subway, bus, walking directions | driving directions

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Your Guide:

Andrea Coyle, Director of Outreach and Membership for LESHP, is a native New Yorker, a licensed New York City tour guide, a member of The Guides Association of New York City, and a graphic artist. She is a community activist and is passionate about preserving the fabric of New York City neighborhoods. Andrea was an early education preschool teacher, and she also volunteers for Big Apple Greeter.

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