Yorkville Walking Tour
Schaller & Weber
1654 2nd Avenue
For over seventy years, Schaller & Weber have been manufacturers, butchers, and purveyors of German imported goods. It is the last German butcher shop in the Yorkville neighborhood, and is still family owned.
Zion St. Marks Evangelical Luthern Church
339 E. 84th Street
This church building has been home to several German Evangelical Luthern Congregations since it was constructed in 1888. Today it offers a weekly service in German
Carl Schurz Park
140-142 East End Ave.
Home to the official residence of the Mayor of New York since 1942, Carl Schurz Park is named in honor of German-American general, statesman, and Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz.
Glaser's Bake Shop
1670 1st Avenue
This Yorkville bakery has opened for business in 1902 and still remains in the family. Today over one hundred years later, Glaser's Bake Shop is still baking traditional German strudel and black and white cookies.1
Wankel's Hardware Store
1573 3rd Avenue
Wankel's Hardware Store is one of the few surviving family-owned and operated German businesses of Yorkville. In the late 19th century, the most popular item sold was a simple wooden bucket that laborers used to carry beer home from the area's German breweries.
Deutscher Liederkranz der Stadt New York
6 E 87th Street
The Deutscher Liederkranz der Stadt New York was founded in 1847 to preserve and promote German culture and music, but also became a strong supporter of the United States during times of war and natural disaster.
1. It is with a heavy heart, the bakers and coworkers at Glaser's Bake Shop regret to inform you on July 1, 2018 Glaser's Bake Shop will be closing it's doors to the public after 116 years of service.↩