Flat Stanley in NYC Part 5
When we last saw Stanley he was visiting the different sites in NYC showing us how things are different there during the pandemic. Just as a reminder from our first article; Mrs. Murphy’s class at VPA created this Flat Stanley and sent him to Michael Conwill in New York City right before the schools went on the extended break. They would like to share with you the many adventures that their Flat Stanley has experienced during this pandemic. Here is the link to all pictures in this article: https://bit.ly/VPAflatstan
Flat Stanley saw some other parks in New York City.
This is Madison Square Park.
You can see the Empire State Building from here too.
And here’s another one - Washington Square Park.
It’s a big park in a neighborhood called Greenwich Village. A long time ago, back at the start of our country, Greenwich Village was another town next to old New York, but New York kept getting bigger and bigger and Greenwich Village became part of New York City. So this neighborhood keeps that name. Since then New York City has gotten even bigger - a lot bigger!
It has a big arch, which is at the end of a street named Fifth Avenue. It has two statues of George Washington, our first President, on this side. That’s why this is called Washington Square Park.
Flat Stanley saw the Oculus!
This is a big new train station. It has windows way up at the top.
It would be full of people everywhere, but we’re all still staying at home now. Can you count the people in these pictures?
Flat Stanley saw subways!
People in New York ride bicycles and drive cars, but most people take buses and trains to get around town. New York is one of the cities that has trains underground, which is called a subway. New York City’s subway is the biggest one anywhere on earth!
Some places have big entrances for the subway.
See how there are numbers and letters over the way in? All of the different trains have letter or number names. That way you know which train to get on to go to the right place. So you would take the A train to go to some places but the 1 train to go other places. And there are a lot of different trains!
Some subway entrances are smaller, like this.
You walk down stairs until you are underground. Some stations have elevators and escalators.
Downstairs the trains stop and you can get on. But see, most of us are staying at home now and there’s no one getting on this train!
This is the tallest building in New York City. It’s named One World Trade Center.
It was built near where the two towers of the old World Trade Center were. They were destroyed when our country was attacked on September 11, 2001. This new building is taller than they were, and its height is a special number. This building is 1,776 feet tall, and that reminds us that the United States of America became its own country in the year 1776.
Here’s another picture. Right here in the middle of big new buildings is an old church. When the old World Trade Center buildings were destroyed just behind the church, the church wasn’t hurt. It stayed open for all the workers and helpers to rest in while they made all around here safe and clean again.
You see the pointy things sticking out across the street ahead? That’s the outside of the Oculus, the big train station Flat Stanley sent pictures of. Here’s the outside, where there’s a lot of work going on. It’s right next to One World Trade Center.
Flat Stanley saw the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
New York has a lot of islands, big and small. Two little islands are Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island. Ellis Island is where for a long time people from other countries came to first if they wanted move here and become citizens of the United States. People still come to our country, but these buildings aren’t where they go to do that now. Now it’s a museum about all the people who came to our country through there.
They’re pretty far away, and you go there on boats. But Flat Stanley just saw them from here.
Ellis Island looks a little like a castle. There are big rooms and halls in those buildings because a lot of people went through there!
Here’s Flat Stanley looking at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from some other places around the New York Harbor and the Hudson River.
We want to thank Michael Conwill for hosting our Flat Stanley and sharing all of his many adventures with us throughout this time. We have learned SO MANY new things and the pictures were wonderful to see and experience all new places. Flat Stanley will be returning home now that our school year is coming to an end. Maybe one day we can go visit New York City and see all of these wonderful sights ourselves! Thank you again for all the adventures!!