New York and USA

  • WHERE TO BUY Blue Guide New York

    WHERE TO BUY Blue Guide New York

    Carol von Pressentin Wright’s classic Blue Guide to New York City, relied on by tour guides, residents and visitors alike since its first edition in 1983, is available in a special reprint edition from Amazon in the UK and US. You might not guess it, Amazon make the correct edition almost impossible…

  • Staten Island: Upcoming Exhibition…

    Staten Island: Upcoming Exhibition…

    …at the Museum of the City of New York, from September 13th. “From Farm to City”, focusing on the “forgotten borough” of Staten Island. Staten Island is the subject of a forthcoming Blue Guide Travel Monograph, due out next year.

  • Brooklyn Bridge: a New York landmark

    Brooklyn Bridge: a New York landmark

    As I write this, it is the anniversary of the birth of one of early America’s great engineers, John A. Roebling (born on June 12th 1806), designer of the Brooklyn Bridge. When it was opened, in May 1883, Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world and an…

  • Comments on Blue Guide New York

    Comments on Blue Guide New York

    Covering mainly Manhattan, focusing on history, art and architecture and includes Blue Guides Recommended dining and accommodation suggestions. View the book’s contents, index and some sample pages, and buy securely from blueguides.com here »

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