Walking Tour: Food Tour: A History of the Lower East Side
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 06/09/2024
Visit historic Lower East Side sites and nosh on delicious rugelach, pickles, knishes, and dumplings! Once one of the most densely populated districts in the world, the Lower East Side of Manhattan has witnessed numerous changes during the past hundred years. The tour will focus on a few of the remaining vestiges and surviving buildings and structures of an era of mass Jewish immigration, as well as modern food establishments.
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Join us on Sunday, June 9 at 11:30am and see buildings and structures that still exist today as well as those that have been restored, repurposed, demolished, and abandoned. Your seasoned guide will speak about the neighborhood’s transformation and conclude with a discussion of several food establishments that still exist today. Along the way, we’ll stop at a couple of these to nibble on both Jewish and Chinese bites!
Highlights:
- Explore synagogues of the Lower East Side that have been repurposed into art galleries, churches, and event spaces, as well as bathhouses, restaurants, movie theaters, and more
- Sample traditional New York Jewish and Chinese foods
- Learn about the history of the Lower East Side, once the most densely populated district in the world
- Uncover the history of Jewish immigration in the area and hear what tenement life was like; find out where immigrants shopped, banked, and how they obtained their news
- Stop by significant Lower East Side landmarks
Please let us know any and all dietary restrictions during registration by emailing programs@eldridgestreet.org.
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Organization:
Museum at Eldridge StreetLocation:
12 Eldridge Street
New York, NY, 10002United States
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Phone:
212.219.0302Contact name:
Museum at Eldridge Street
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The event has already taken place on this date:
06/09/2024
Time:
11:30 AM--1:30 PM
Price:
Ticket Price (Includes Museum Admission):
Adults $35
Seniors / Students $32
Children 17 and Under $30
Cool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $10
Ages
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