East in Eden: William Niblo and His Pleasure Garden of Yore

By Benjamin Feldman

William Niblo was the pre-eminent coffee-house operator of New York City from 1813 to 1828 and then became world famous as the founder and operator of NIblo's Garden, a genteel indoor/outdoor pleasure garden modeled on London's famed Vauxhall Garden. In various incarnations on the same site, Niblo's Garden became the Radio City Music Hall of its d

• Language: English
• Publisher: New York Wanderer Press
• Release date: Sep 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9780692188835

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