Shopping in the Gilded Age December 11, 2009

Shopping in the Gilded Age
Barry Lewis, architectural historian

Shopping defines the modern era. The idea of a “silk stocking” shopping district first emerged in Paris about 1800, but before the Civil War New Yorkers had created their own Rue de Rivoli on the stretch of Broadway between Canal and Houston Streets. And in the postbellum Gilded Age the chic stores, theaters, and hotels moved north to “the Ladies’ Mile,” the area just east and west of Fifth Avenue from Fourteenth to Twenty-eighth Street.

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Petrie Court Café and Wine Bar: Present your ticket to your host and receive a voucher for a complimentary glass of wine with minimum purchase of $20. Reservations are suggested; please call 212-570-3964.
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