Jack Stanley - Man At Work's Historian and Public Speaker

ABOUT JACK: Jack Stanley was a professor in the History Department at York Prep School in New York City. Today, he is one of the better known tour guides in New York City as he has a firm grip on the history and facts about the city. There are many comments and reviews on Trip Advisor pertaining his work. Before he became a tour specialist, Jack has worked tirelessly to bring awareness to Menlo Park which is the birthplace of recorded sound. He worked at The Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey from 1993 till 1996. While there he did extensive research and would often spend the night at Edison’s Laboratory reading through many of Edison’s own books. He spent many years interviewing everyone whom he could find who had worked with Thomas Edison. He was lucky enough to spend a number of years interviewing Theodore Edison - Edison's youngest son. Here are some of the tours that he is currently doing. Feel free to contact us. Below are some of the tours that Jack is doing.

An unofficial campus for New York University,Washington Square Park has been a gathering place for students, artists, and philosophers for over a hundred years. Edgar Allan Poe made the area his home during a very turbulent and prolific time in his life and career. This was not a popular area before until the artists, and musicians moved in in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The old saying is that artists gratify an area to such a degree they cannot afford to live there anymore. This is very true for this area. Once it was for the common artist folk. Now it is for the rich and well placed.

Some of the main attractions of the tour include:

Ash Building - New York University - Holley Chambers Hotel
Northern Dispensary - Stonewall Inn - Jefferson Market Library - St. Vincent's Hospital - Tiles for America - Village Vanguard - Our Lady Pompei Church - Rocco's Pastry Shop
Bleeker St. Records - Home of Edgar Allen Poe

New York was the first Capital of the new nation and experiment called The United States of America. It was here that the experiment was put to the test with a new Constitution. It was here that many a new and exciting idea was brought forth. It was here that the idea of religious freedom first found its home. See the hidden gems of not only New York's past, but of the nation. Join Jack to explore, and to see what New York has been hiding beneath and above ground for years, and live to tell your children.

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