7 Stop 7 of 12 on The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

Church of the Transfiguration

Chinatown, New York City

A Preview

"That old stone church on the corner is the Church of the Transfiguration, and it has been standing here, on this exact spot, since eighteen oh-one. In New York terms, that's basically the Bronze Age — older than the Erie Canal, older than the Bill of Rights getting its ink dry. But the building is not the interesting part."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

12 stops · 1h

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Manhattan Bridge Arch & the Golden Buddha
  3. 3 Canal Street
  4. 4 Mott Street
  5. 5 Doyers Street — The Bloody Angle
  6. 6 Pell Street
  7. 7 Church of the Transfiguration
  8. 8 Columbus Park
  9. 9 The Food
  10. 10 Chatham Square
  11. 11 Confucius Plaza
  12. 12 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Church of the Transfiguration

This is just one of 12 stops on the The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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