Introduction; About the Guide; Section 1 - The Upper West Side; Section 2 - Midtown West of Fifth Avenue; Section 3 - Chelsea and Surroundings; Section 4 - Greenwich Village; Index.
Stephen W. Plumb is a research librarian at the James J. Hill Library in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a former director of the State of Minnesota Legislative Reference Library and newspaper librarian at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He is the author of Notable New York: The West Side & Greenwich Village. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
"A fascinating parade of people and places; an olio of architecture and anecdote...[and] a lighthearted and charming read." --Andrew Halpern, architect and author, Historic Manhattan Apartment Houses "The 36 tours...[take] 35 minutes to an hour--unless you become too entranced to tear yourself away." -- Travel Holiday magazine "A mini-history...and interesting to read even if you don't set out to see the city." -- The Schenectady Sunday Gazette
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