New! Christmas History in Gramercy

Many of our modern-day holiday traditions can trace their roots to New York City.

With Dana Schulz

Join 6sqft senior editor Dana Schulz for a walk around the Flatiron and Gramercy neighborhoods to explore the local history of Christmas. Other stops will include Pete’s Tavern, where O. Henry penned “The Gift of the Magi” and Rolf’s German Restaurant, which boasts a display of 15,000 ornaments and 10,000 lights, and the Union Square Holiday Market. Cost: $30 / $20 Members.

Saturday, December 2
11:00 AM — 1:00 PM

Tickets:
Member: 20
Non-member: 30

The Flatiron Building after a snowstorm, 1905. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division. Modifications: photo cropped.
children play on the shore near the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: Giles Ashford.

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