Travel Reference
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69th Regiment Armory
This Beaux Arts building was used as the drill hall and offices of a military unit
privately formed in 1848. In 1913, the controversial exhibition of modern art known
as the Armory Show was held here, including works by Van Gogh, Duchamp, and
Brancusi. The show was widely panned in the press, but it brought modern art to
New York on a large scale and had a profound and lasting effect on American art.
• Lexington Ave, between 25th & 26th Sts
• Closed to public
“Curry Hill”
Despite changes around it, this three-block corridor just south of Murray Hill re-
mains filled with Indian shops selling saris and gifts, and is lined with restaurants
that are a boon for diners (particularly vegetarians) in search of interesting food at
reasonable prices. Kalustyan's, 123 Lexington Avenue, is a treasure trove of fragrant
spices and grains and features some 31 different kinds of rice.
• Lexington Ave, between 26th & 29th Sts
Exploring Gramercy Park and Flatiron
Morning
Book-lovers should start on 12th Street, where the city's biggest used book-store, the Strand, is
locatedatNo.828.Fromhere,headnorthupBroadwaytoUnionSquare,visitingthe
Greenmarket
.
Continuing up Broadway brings you to the
•
Paragon Sports superstore
• 867 Broadway at 18th
Street
,and
•
Fishs Eddy
• 889 Broadway at 19th
,sellingbothvintageandnewchinaandglassware.
The fascinating
ABC Carpet & Home
awaits at No. 888.
At the
Flatiron Building
, turn east to
Madison Square
, then have lunch at the gourmet
11
Madison Park
. Several restaurants on
“Curry Hill”
also offer inexpensive lunches, including
Pongal, No. 110, and
•
Saravanaas
• 81 Lexington Ave
.
Afternoon
Whileyouareintheneighborhood,checkouttheintriguingspicesat
•
Kalustyan's
• 123 Lexington
Avenue
.
More shops can be found on Fifth Avenue between 14th and 23rd streets, including Anthropologie,
No. 85, Zara, No. 101, Juicy Couture, No. 103, and H&M, No. 111.
End your day in the civilized oasis of the
Gramercy Park
neighborhood. Be sure to stroll up East
19th Street, known as the “Block Beautiful,” for its handsome 1920s houses.
