Uncover the evolution of psychiatry on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Explore the journey of psychiatry, madhouses, psychoanalytic explosion, and more.
Uncover the evolution of psychiatry on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Explore the journey of psychiatry, madhouses, psychoanalytic explosion, and more.
- Upper East Side - 1.) John Finley Walk: East River vantage point to view Roosevelt and Wards Islands
- Upper East Side - 2.) Yorkville Glockenspiel: South-west corner of 83rd St and York Ave (a mural nod to the German Yorkville neighborhood)
- Upper East Side - 3.) New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: 247 East 82nd St.
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Upper East Side - 1.) John Finley Walk: East River vantage point to view Roosevelt and Wards Islands
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Upper East Side - 2.) Yorkville Glockenspiel: South-west corner of 83rd St and York Ave (a mural nod to the German Yorkville neighborhood)
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Upper East Side - 3.) New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: 247 East 82nd St.
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Upper East Side - 4.) East 80th St. Houses
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Upper East Side - 9.) Hunter College Baker Theatre Building: Formerly the Mount Sinai Dispensary, the Neurological Institute, and the Kennedy Child Study Center: 149-151 East 67TH St
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Park Avenue Armory - 10.) Park Avenue Armory: 643 Park Avenue
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Upper East Side - 11.) Tillinghast House: 26 East 64th St., off Madison Ave.
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Madison Avenue - 12.) 15-17 East 62nd St., off Madison Ave.

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Join a captivating guided walking tour through the Upper East Side to explore the intriguing history of psychiatry in New York City. Uncover how concepts of the mind, medicine, and ethics evolved over the past two hundred years, influencing both the city and the contemporary mental health field. From the establishment of early asylums and the work of…
Join a captivating guided walking tour through the Upper East Side to explore the intriguing history of psychiatry in New York City. Uncover how concepts of the mind, medicine, and ethics evolved over the past two hundred years, influencing both the city and the contemporary mental health field. From the establishment of early asylums and the work of medical trailblazers to the rise of psychoanalytic movements and pharmaceutical innovations, this tour follows a complex and sometimes contentious narrative that remains evident in Manhattan’s streets and institutions.
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