Lamartine Place: A small strip of Chelsea where slaves stopped on their way to freedom

… New York during the horrendous Draft Riots of 1863 Below five littleknown facts about this minineighborhood … 1The … wealthy businessmen called London Terrace you can read our Take Five on it that extended from 23rd to 24th Street … the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservations blog the draft riots reflected the the extreme racial and …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 18, 2016 - 8:59AM