City Hall
Built in 1811, the building still serves as City Hall for
the city of New York.
Washington Arch
Located at the bottom of 5th Avenue, the center of Greenwich
Village.
5th Avenue
The most fashionable street in the city with department stores,
specialty shops, Rockefeller Center is also located here.
A Lower Manhattan
Neighborhood
Greenwich Village - A who's who of artists, writers, intellectuals
and musicians, have called the Village home. Today's it's
known as Soho. Once called "Hell's 100 Acres" because
of fires that once plagued the warehouse and sweatshop factories
here.
Little Italy
Once home to 145,000 Italian immigrants, today there are fewer
than 5,000. However, cafes, bakeries and Italian restaurants
still line the streets.
Chinatown
The largest Chinese settlement in the U.S. The district contains
over 300 restaurants within a 40 block area.
The Empire State
Building
For years, the tallest building in the city, it gave up that
honor to the twin towers of The World Trade Center. Completed
during the depression, it was originally know as the Empty
State Building.
Citicorp
The top of the building was built at a 45-degree angle and
is one of the city's most conspicuous landmarks.
Chrysler Building
Preceded The Empire State Building as the tallest building
in the world. The Chrysler Building has been chosen as the
second most favorite building in the city.
United Nations
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., donated the land for the United
Nations. The complex was finished in 1952. The UN was built
to promote global peace and economic welfare.
