Monday, August 26 10:30 am./

NEW YORK CITY: A NATIVE AMERICAN SKYLINE w/ DEBORAH ZELCER

Native Americans traded Manhattan to Europeans for trinkets, but later exchanged their monumental talents for a handsome living that took them off the reservation and to dizzying heights. Join me for this enlightening online walk where we will discover the history of the Kahnewake Mohawks, who once had a thriving community in Brooklyn. As the American economy grew through industry and manufacturing, they fearlessly built the towering steel structures for a growing NYC, constructing the most notable skyscrapers and bridges of the 20th century, and potent symbols of the power of capitalism. But their lives and ours were forever transformed when High Steel went Up In Smoke.

Allow 2 hours for this online presentation.

ProwlerNYCWalking Tours are led by Deborah Zelcer, who enjoys illuminating the social, political, technological and economic contexts which have shaped buildings and cities throughout history.  She credits studies with the esteemed architectural historian Reyner Banham for igniting her passion to interpret the built environment.  After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, she worked for architectural/urban design specialists RTKL and Associates, landscape architects Innocenti andWebel, and various commercial and residential design firms.  Deborah discovered the joy of entertaining audiences with tales of urban evolution after a stint in the Moth Entertaining workshop, coupled with leading Jane’s Walk Tours for the Municipal Art Society of New York.

ADULT EDUCATION: CLICK TO JOIN! Mondays | 10:30 am

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89090839426 Meeting ID: 890 9083 9426

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