1840s New York Walking Tour Through SoHo & Five Points

Follow a 3-hour walking route that recreates a popular 1840s visitor stroll from Colonnade Row and Washington Square down to Five Points. Along the way, compare early residential streets to Broadway’s changing city center.

• Start at Astor Place and Colonnade Row
• Walk toward today’s Civic Center, about a mile away
• Spot Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival homes along the route
• Explore Broadway’s shift from village-like streets to early city center
• Continue past Canal Street to Five Points and Mulberry Bend
• Hear the area’s history, with as much detail as you want