Gotham Center
The Gotham Center for New York City History is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 by historian Wallace to "examine and explore the city's rich history, and to make it more accessible to citizens and scholars, teachers and students, locals and out-of-towners." It is part of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and is located at 350 Fifth Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets in the Garment District of Manhattan, New York City. Wallace created the center in order to educate and entertain the public regarding the history of the city, using the talents of historians, scholars, preservationists, curators, librarians, teachers, filmmakers and amateur history buffs. Through its programs and its website, the center offers to the public free access to the historical resources necessary to study and appreciate the city's past and its future.
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