James J. Walker Park in the West Village, between St. Luke’s Place and Clarkson Street, is a very typical NYC park with a playground and a ball field. But do you know what it was before?

Long, long before Spanky founded the He-Man Woman Haters Club to keep Alfalfa away from Darla, NYC restaurants and bars have banned and excluded women from having the same fun as men do.

One of the most famous streets on the Lower East Side is Orchard Street, and yes, it got it’s name from an apple orchard that was on the farm of James DeLancey in the 18th Century.