Kips Bay in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
East Side WWI Memorial
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 25, 2020
1. East Side WWI Memorial
In Memory
of the men of the East Side
who lost their lives in the World War
Presented
Stuyvesant Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U.S.A.
Erected by Stuyvesant Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 44.179′ N, 73° 58.599′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Kips Bay. It can be reached from East 23rd Street east of First Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 423 East 23rd Street (main building), New York NY 10010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: East 23rd Street Bath House (within shouting distance of this marker); Elevated Public Highway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); VA 9/11 Memorial (about 500 feet away); Bristol Basin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sentinel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bellevue Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Rose Hill (approx. Ό mile away); The Original Epiphany Church Cross (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Medal of Honor Memorial Tree (was here, next
this page online
More about this memorial.
This memorial originally stood on a small triangle near Union Square Park. During renovations in 2000, the monument was moved to this new location on the grounds of the VA Hospital on East 23rd Street. Originally visible from the street, it is now hidden from sight behind a wall build to prevent future flooding after Hurricane Sandy.
The monument is on federal property, as I was told by a security guard after I had already gotten my photographs. If you must visit, be quick - it's visible just inside the driveway entrance.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 25, 2020
2. East Side WWI Memorial Plaza
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 25, 2020
3. The scalloped triangle of the East Side WWI Memorial
April 6, 1917 (left); November 11, 1918 (right)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 25, 2020
4. East Side WWI Memorial
Invisible from the street, thanks to the post-Sandy flood wall.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 2, 2006
5. East Side WWI Memorial
Visible from the street, pre-Sandy.
via New York Led, 1935
6. East Side WWI Memorial
Stuyvesant Post Memorial, Union Square Park, Manhattan, July 8, 1935, NYC Parks Photo Archive
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 25, 2020
7. East Side WWI Memorial, former site
The East 14th Street-Fourth Avenue-Broadway triangle, after reconstruction.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 6. submitted on June 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 7. submitted on June 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
