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Museum/Presentation/Publication
City College Library, City College of New York 2004
Exhibition Guest Curator
Curated and scripted "Manhattanville: Hidden in Plain Sight," a public exhibition of photographs, objects and documents
depicting one of New York City's earliest towns. Orchestrated collaboration of City College Architectural Center as exhibit's
student design team. Conducted frequent gallery talks and tours.
Achievements:
- Identified problem of the college community's general unfamiliarity with its local history
- Offered professional exhibit-building opportunity and experience to the school's students of community design
- Induced educators to incorporate exhibit materials into their syllabi
"Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem," Arcadia Publ.-Images of America 2002
Author
Conducted original research for neighborhood history book in popular trade paperback series.
National Civil Rights Museum Extension, Memphis, TN 1999-2001
Exhibition Script Writer
Synthesized historical research into non-academic language for museum visitors.
2nd Annual iPhone Photography Awards 2009
Winner in categories of People, Food and Still Life.
Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts 2004
"Preserve New York" Grant Recipient
As research consultant for the West Harlem/Hamilton Heights Community Preservation Organization, produced cultural resource survey of the Manhattanville neighborhood in West Harlem,
originally a separate village settled in 1806. Survey included a
nomination to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 1998 & 2000
Research Consultant
Prepared LPC designation reports for St. Mary's P.E. Church, Manhattanville, and Tompkins Square Boys Lodging House.
Afoot Walking Tours 1998-present
Director/Tour Leader/Lecturer
Conduct public, private and customized New York City history tours and lectures focusing on such locales as Central Park (Seneca
Village), Harlem (Central, Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill), and Trinity Cemetery. Clients have included New-York
Historical Society, Cooper Union/Adult Education, Brooklyn Historical Society, Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences,
Riverside Park Fund, Municipal Art Society, Museum of the City of New York, Columbia University, Albion College, Society for
Industrial Archeology.
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The Original Manhattanville Walking Tour
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"To fathom this mysterious neighborhood to the north of Columbia [University] and Riverside Park, I needed a guide; someone
suggested I contact Eric Washington... [He] describes himself modestly as a 'neighborhood buff.' Where would local history
be without such buffs?"
- Phillip Lopate
from Waterfront: A Journey Around Manhattan (Crown, 2004)
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Licensed New York City tour guide Eric K. Washington is the creator of the original Manhattanville history walking tour. Author
of the 2002 book, "Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem," published in the famous Arcadia Images of America
history series, he was also curator of the popular 2004 City College of New York library exhibit, "Manhattanville: Hidden
in Plain Sight."
Check this site or other listings for Eric's public tour dates. To commission a private or customized walking tour call 212.939.0994
or email to:
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Other Publishing History
Freelance Writer
Contributor to numerous national & local print media including The New Yorker, NY Daily News, Time, Inc. website, Village
Voice, Metropolis, Time Out NY, Elle Decor, Out, American Visions, Transition, The Encyclopedia of New York State, and The
New-York Journal of American History.
PERSONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Lana Bortolot, AMNew York, "Manhattanville's Moment: Columbia's Move Piques Curiosity" (New York, January 29, 2009), p. 19-20.
- Deborah
Baldwin, New York Times, "Living In: Manhattanville: At
Harlem's Heart, An Enigmatic Neighborhood" (New York, August 15, 2008).
- Alicia Outing, Columbia Spectator: "History of Manhattanville
Stirs Debate Over Preservation" (New York, January 22, 2008).
- David Freedlander, AMNewYork, "NY'ers Defend West
Harlem Against Columbia"(New York, December 5, 2007).
- Edward Grimm and E. Peter Schroeder, "Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver" (Columbia University Press, New York, 2007)
p. 8, 26, dust jacket blurb.
- Rachel Gashkoff, Columbia Spectator: "Tour Surveys
Historical Significance of Manhattanville" (New York, November 19, 2007).
- Dorian Davis, Architectural Record: "Piano, SOM's
Columbia Plan Stirs Controversy" (New York, June 18, 2007).
- David J. Craig, Columbia: "Smart Growth" (New York,
Summer 2006), p. 8, 10.
- Lydia DePillis, Columbia Spectator, Weekly Events
Wrap-Up: "CU's Expansion Plan Comes Under Fire at Forum" (New York, October 21, 2005).
- Jonathan Wynn, Time Out New York, Around Town: "Walk
These Ways" (New York, April 28 - May 4, 2005), p. 26.
- Amanda Erickson, Columbia Spectator: "Landmark Status
Proposed for Manhattanville Structures" (New York, January 31, 2005).
- David Gonzalez, New York Times, City Wide: "In Columbia
Growth Plan, Ghosts of '68" (New York, August 24, 2004), p. B1.
- Phillip Lopate, Waterfront: A Journey Around Manhattan,
chapter 11: "Riverside Park and Manhattanville" (Crown, New York, 2004), p. 161-162, 163, 166, 168.
- CircumSpice, City College Library of The City College
of New York, no. 68 (New York, Spring 2004) p. 1.
- Eve Kahn, District Lines, Historic Districts Council
newsletter, "New Books about Old New York" (New York, Spring 2004), p. 6.
- ABFE News, American Black Foundation Executives newsletter,
Spring 2004 p. 7.
- Paul Messina, NY1 News, "Neighborhood Report" (Time
Warner Cable Television, New York, May 23, 2002).
- Rebecca Webber, Columbia Community Affairs, "Historian
Illuminates Manhattanville" (New York, May 2002), p. 1.
- Alden Young, Columbia Spectator: "Groups Want Manhattanville
Recognised: Local Group Works to have Neighborhood Designated a New York Historical District" (New York, November 20, 2001).
- Holly McWhorter, The Village Voice, "Central Park:
The Real Deal" (New York, September 23, 1997).
- NYS Senator David A. Paterson, New York Daily News, letters: "Dig this" (New York, June 7, 1997).
- The National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention, August 16-20, "1995 NABJ Awards: Print Magazines/Under
1 Million Circulation, Eric K. Washington...First Place" (Philadelphia, 1995), p. 31.
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