Overview

Hear NYCs transformation, from a small Dutch settlement to an world-class capital city | 118 mins.

“Skyscraper National Park” ― Kurt Vonnegut

Duration

118 minutes

About

• Hear how New York grew from a small Dutch settlement to a world-class capital city
• Learn to identify buildings by their architectural design and building materials
• Understand how urban planning effects neighborhoods, parks and public transportation systems
• Discover the importance of balancing historic preservation and creating hot new neighborhoods

More about this on-demand virtual talk and tour includes a pdf of the photo stops for you to visit on your Own:

Explore New York’s history through its architecture and see what influenced the look of various neighborhoods and how they changed over 400 years.

From the time Henry Hudson sailed into New York’s Harbor, the City has been a hub of trade and commerce. Millions of immigrants chose New York as their home and the city needed to respond by building residential and commercial buildings for housing and jobs.

Our journey will allow you to see and identify the architectural styles from Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival, Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Gothic Revival, “Queen Anne”, Neo-Classic to the modern period we see today.

By hearing the story of our past, and understanding our current challenges, we look to the future of how we live and work in a post Covid world with new residential and commercial designs, addressing rising sea levels and climate change with new opportunities for architects, engineers, interior designers to come together and create a new built environment.

Download the pdf to your device and bring it with you when visit the sites on your own.

1— This 118-minute presentation uses over 100 images taking you on a visual journey through New York's history by looking at its buildings, bridges and neighborhoods. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a local New Yorker, gain an insider’s perspective on makes New York so special.
2— Use Kitt’s photo stops while you are on location.
3— Upload your photos into Tripcast.
4— Download the photos into a book to keep your memories!
Add a visit with one of our partners or visit on your own. It’s a great way to be in a location and enjoy it.

Meeting Point + Tour Duration

Meeting Point Options:
On-demand video with pdf self-guided tour.

Duration: 118-minutes.
Included: Private talk by licensed expert NYC guide, Guides Association of New York Certified.

1. Hear the talk, then use the pdf for your self-guided walk.

2. Use Kitt’s photo stops while you are on location.

3. Upload your photos into Tripcast.

4. Download the photos into a book to keep your memories! Cost of the memory book is paid directly by clients and not included in the cost of the tour.

Credentials:

From 1993 – 2016, Kitt Garrett, lecturer, travel and tourism consultant was the Founder and CEO of Discover New York and Beyond. She grew the company to be the leader in personalized travel to New York City by designing extraordinary experiences for corporate, leisure and native New Yorkers who wished to go beyond the New York they already knew. Using her expertise and extraordinary contacts, Kitt was named Condé Nast Top Destination Specialist for 8 years. Kitt sold Discover New York & Beyond in 2016 to a well-established production company in NY.

Kitt was featured on the “Travel Channel,” “Delta Shuttle Magazine,” “Town and Country Travel” and “Elite Magazine.” She has been the guest lecturer on the QE II, The World, Residences at Sea, private clubs and corporations.

While living in the U.S., Australia, Hong Kong and Mexico, Kitt taught cooking and designed food products for Fortune 500 companies.

Kitt holds Advanced Certificates from the Culinary Institute of America, The Higher Certificate from the London Wine and Spirit Trust, and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Tourism Management, New York University, graduating summa cum laude, and earned her designation as a Destination Management Certified Professional, and licensed New York City Guide and Certified by the Guides Association of New York City.

She is a member of the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation, The Historic District Council, The Beaux Arts Alliance, The Art Deco Society, Society of General Mechanics and Tradesmen, the American Institute of Architecture, the Friends of the Upper East Side, Historic District Council, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Architectural League of New York, The Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, Friends of the Upper West Side, Friends of Terra Cotta and Grand Central Atelier. Her credentials are unmatched.