Fifth Avenue: Architecture and Society – A History of America’s Street of Dreams with Professor Mosette Broderick

New York’s Fifth Avenue, America’s ‘Street of Dreams’ is one of the most remarkable thoroughfares in the world. Shown on the Commissioners’ map of 1807 emerging from a country road, Fifth Avenue by the end of the century was synonymous with a lavish fashionable life, grand mansions, and services catering to the wealthy. And then, it was all gone. Swept away in the shadow of tall buildings, the New York house was no longer the ultimate symbol of identity. Professor Mosette Broderick in an illustrated lecture with historic archive photographs will describe the iconic Avenue as it grew, flourished and failed. The presentation draws from her new book, Fifth Avenue: Architecture and Society. 

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‍Presented in Partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy.