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Your Guide To Titanic Memorials In NYC
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Apr 14, 2012
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One hundred years ago this weekend, the Titanic infamously sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, dragging thousands of people—New Yorkers included—down with it. Since then, a number of memorials have sprung up around the city: those include an Upper West Side statue and park dedicated to Isadore and Ida Straus, the owners of the Macy's Department Store; a stained glass window dedicated to philanthropist John Jacob Astor at the Church of St. John the Divine; a Central Park shrine to journalist William T. Stead; and a plaque in memory of socialite Edith Corse Evans at Grace Church, all of whom died aboard the ill-fated ship.
A few other significant spots include the former home of the Seaman's Friends Society—now home to the Jane Hotel—where surviving crew members recuperated upon their return to New York, Pier 54, which was a former White Star Line Pier, the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, where many women from steerage were housed, and Green-Wood Cemetery, where several victims and survivors were buried. ScoutingNY put together an amazing guide to all things Titanic, as well, which you can check out here.
If you're taking a tour of the ship's homages, New York's official memorial to the RMS Titanic, the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse, can be spotted down by the South Street Seaport.
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