Secrets of the Lower East Side Tour and Tasting

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Secrets of the Lower East Side Tour and Tasting

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This tour will explore the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We'll pass by museums, synagogues, churches, re-purposed buildings, tenements, parks and sample some tradition foods found in this area.

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Highlights

Sample traditional Jewish Food from three places
Explore synagogues of the Lower East Side
Learn about the history of the Lower East Side

Description

Once the most densely populated districts in the world, the lower east side of Manhattan has witnessed numerous changes during the past hundred years. This walking tour is a resourceful glimpse of the past. The tour will focus on a few of the remaining vestiges and surviving buildings and structures of an era of Jewish immigration. The streets were lined with numerous stores and pushcarts including Jewish delicatessens, bakeries, pickle stands, cafeterias to name a few. You will be shown buildings and structures that still exist today as well as those that have been restored, re-purposed, demolished, and abandoned. I will speak about what transformed the neighborhood and conclude with a discussion of several food establishments that still exist today and a brief look at the Lower East Side today. Along the way, we’ll stop at a couple of these to nibble on traditional Jewish food.