Midtown West and South - Chelsea - Madison Square
EXPLORE MIDTOWN WEST STARTING AT HERALD SQUARE. WALK PAST THESE LOCATIONS...
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34th Street retail district
- Macy’s, “The World’s Largest Store”, and the holdout in Herald Square
- Gimbels building, now Mid-Manhattan Mall
- B. Altman building
Empire State Building history and views
Koreatown - West 32 St.
Penn Station and Madison Square Garden complex
- History of the station and its 1960s demolition
- The 4 Madison Square Gardens
Garment Center - transformation from a manufacturing hub
Main Post Office - it’s famous motto and potential reuse as the new Penn Station
Javits Convention Center and transformation of Far West Side
Hudson Yards development and more transformation
The ‘High Line’ transformed from a freight railroad
Historic Chelsea Hotel
23rd St. “Toy” District now becoming “Silicon Alley”
Flatiron Building
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Buildings
Madison Square and the original Garden; Stanford White scandal
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At the end of the walk, have lunch at one of the many eateries in the area around Madison Square
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Google maps - approximate route ...
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