German Traces NYC: A Project of Goethe Institut

German Traces NYC is jointly produced by the Federal Republic of Germany's main cultural representation in the US, the Goethe-Institut New York, and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. It provides free historical information about thirty-eight landmarks in the former Kleindeutschland (in Manhattan's East Village) and Yorkville areas. It is intended to support both research and a tour of Manhattan's German landmarks.

An About the Project link provides a general introduction to the history of German immigration to New York City. Each landmark on the German Traces Map is indicated by a live map location point; below...