October 9th at The Montauk Club: Learn how apartment living changed New York forever
Bowery Boys Talks at the Montauk Club presented by Bowery Boys Walks
Join Amy Cook for a fascinating talk and presentation on the birth of apartment living in New York City. The talk covers the social, geographical and technological factors shaping the ever-present and evolving patchwork of solutions to Manhattan’s (and Brooklyn’s!) housing woes.
Wednesday, October 9th at 7 pm
The Montauk Club in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Using historical images and floor plans, Amy’s talk focuses on the period between 1870 and 1930, following the transition from freestanding abodes through row houses, spliced living arrangements, residential hotels all the way to grand buildings like the Ansonia, Chelsea and Dakota.
This talk will take place at the historic and beautiful Montauk Club, a Gilded Age gem established as a private club in 1889.
Apartment Living Talk Highlights:
- A brief look at the history of high density housing
- Gilded Age social mores as an obstacle to apartment living
- The innovations and financial pressures convincing middle- and upper class that ‘French flats’ weren’t tenements
- Hubert Home Clubs, the first coops
- Origins of the residential hotel and their colorful occupants
- Options for women
- Hotels as inspiration for apartment architecture and amenities
- Evolution of apartment layouts for optimal air, privacy and useful space
- Key architects and developers from Richard Morris Hunt’s Stuyvesant Apartments to Emery Roth’s Beresford
Tickets
$30 per person
Duration
Talk: Approximately 75 minutes including a Q&A and slide presentation
(Doors open at 6:30 pm, talk starts at 7 pm)
Location
Venue: Montauk Club, 25 8th Ave, Brooklyn
Your Lecturer:
Amy Cook studied history and urban planning at the University of Virginia. She gave her first tours at a winery near Monticello and has worked in restaurants, so food and libations sneak into just about every talk. A Brooklynite since 1998, Amy is an avid explorer of the city. She leads the Historic Hotels tour for the Bowery Boys and is a Guides Association of NYC Certified Guide. You can reach her here.