Biltmore Hotel

Biltmore Hotel

The Biltmore Hotel was constructed on 43rd Street and Madison Avenue in 1913 using a steel frame and masonry cladding. It was built across the…

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How-To Guide

How-To Guide

https://youtu.be/bFl3xlq-994

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New York Texts

New York Texts

https://readcities.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/05/15/new-years-day/ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s May Day (Sample)

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New York Maps

New York Maps

Map of Edith Wharton’s New York (Embed Google Map) Map of Edith Wharton’s New York (Leaflet Maps Marker)

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Kingston

Kingston

Michelle Cliff’s Kingston No Telephone to Heaven, 1987  

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London

London

Jean Rhys’s London New Year’s Day, 1934   Virginia Woolf’s London Mrs. Dalloway, 1925    

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New York

New York

Nella Larsen’s New York New Year’s Day, 1929   Edith Wharton’s New York New Year’s Day, 1924   Anzia Yezierska’s New York New Year’s Day,…

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's May Day (Sample)

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s May Day (Sample)

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “May Day” Prologue First Section There had been a war fought and won and the great city of the conquering people was…

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User Guide

User Guide

For information on how to sign up for and use the Commons read the following CUNY-Commons_Documentation. Also watch the below YouTube videos for more information…

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About

About

About Reading Cities (RC) is a digitally augmented text platform that serves teachers and students of modern literature. At the most basic level, RC acts…

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