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Going to New York a Fifth Avenue Tour for Tourists
Gilbert Swaught recalls a jaunt along Fifth Avenue and Washington Square from Greenwich Village to the Hudson, highlighting landmark spots in a dime tour mood. He mentions Arch at Washington Square, Brevoort Hotel, Mark Twain house, old churches, Madison Square landmarks, Waldorf Astoria, Delmonico's, St. Patrick's, Union Club, and Rockefeller home, noting changes and prestige on a sunlit, romantic city stroll.
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Gilbert Swaught
NEA
Fifth Ave
Washington Sq
Hudson
Greenwich Village
Stanford White
Harry Thawas
Henry James
Mrs. Wiarton
Mark Twain
Twain
Grace Church
Eleventh St
Presbyterian
Metropolitan Tower
Old Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Lareaey
Bryant Park
Crystal Palace
Forty-Third St
Beth Emanu-El
Guaranty Trust Building
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Park Ave
St. Patrick’s
Fiftieth
Union Club
Fifty-First
Vanderbilt Mansion