Step into the world of the servants during New York’s Gilded Age as Esther Crain discusses her second book, “The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910” at a presentation of the Roslyn Landmark Society and Trinity Episcopal Church.
The book and lecture take a deep dive into the Gilded Age — exploring what day-to-day life was like in an age of posh Fifth Avenue mansions and crowded tenements; of deep political corruption and a widening gap between rich and poor.
Rarely seen photographs and illustrations help tell the story of how New York transformed from a small-scale post-Civil War city lit by gas and powered by horses into a mighty metropolis of skyscrapers, subways, blazing electric light, and rapid social change.
Come in person to the Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. at 1579 Northern Boulevard (25A) in Roslyn. Or join via Zoom.
Call the Roslyn Landmark Society at 516-625-4363 or click here to RSVP!
