BARRY LEWIS

I will always remember Barry Lewis as the only person who could open the doors of the past and allow us a glimpse. What a scholar and showman! We will not see his likes again. I miss him.

I will always hold the memory of Barry in my heart. He was one of the interesting and knowledgeable individuals I have ever know. I am very thankful he shared that knowledge with all his friends.

Sympathy's to the family. I knew Barry from store on Jamaica Avenue where I use to work as a teenager. Barry was a kind man and was some one I look up to. He will be missed.

Barry! It´s been one year! No surprise that you are so missed! We could have used your brilliant mind as you shared about NYC, but due to COVID, virtually. The world was always a better place with you in it. Not fair to have lost you so soon! Cherish the times we attended your lectures at NYHS.

He was everything written about him but he was also one of my best friends since 1968. And when hes a best friend to you you know it! He was always there for me and I was always there for him. I will miss him always. I just hope that his family and close friends are holding up OK. For me, it's hard to accept that there is a world without Barry.

I just discovered this page in June 2021. I met Barry through the Church in the Gardens pool, and we became friends before I realized he was the "guy on TV" walking tours. We talked and spent much time at the pool and went out to a few dinners including a NYC jazz club and a restaurant near my then residence in Guttenberg, NJ. I was saddened to see his obit in January.

He was a fabulous inspiration as the squad leader of the New York City walking tour guides. Ever since I took his City Transformed and tour guide training course at the Municipal Art Society in 1979 he imparted an infectious love for the City its architecture and its history. He greatly influenced my later career as a walking tour guide for the Fraunces Tavern Museum, the American Museum of Finance, Culture Now and other institutions. his influence on the walking tour industry is...

I loved watching his walking tour programs. His passion for history , architecture, art, and life cheered my soul as well as improved my mind. I felt re-energized after a dose of Barry enthusiasm and his zest for life. He definitely made the world a better and interesting place. Sending sympathy, appreciation and gratitude - Kathleen Sheedy
He will always be missed;

I am so very sad to learn of Mr. Lewis' recent untimely passing....Isuch an animated speaker who put such life into whatever subject he was speaking of.....the world lost a great historian and storyteller....my condolences to his family, friends and fans such as myself.....Godspeed and enjoy exploring the wonders of the cityscape of Heaven!!!