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#254 The Destruction of Penn Station
The original Penn Station, constructed in 1910 and designed by New York's greatest Gilded Age architectural firm, was more than just a building. Sinc…
8 years, 1 month ago
#253 Opening Day of the New York City Subway
What was it like to experience that epic symbol of New York City – the world famous New York City subway system – for the first time? In this episode…
8 years, 1 month ago
#252 The Underground Railroad: Escape through New York
For thousands of African-American enslaved people -- escaping the bonds of slavery in the South -- the journey to freedom wound its way through New Y…
8 years, 2 months ago
#251 McGurk's Suicide Hall: The Bowery's Most Notorious Dive
The old saloons and dance halls of the Bowery are familiar to anyone with a love of New York City history, their debauched and surly reputations appe…
8 years, 2 months ago
#250 The Empire State Building: Story of an Icon
Start spreading the news .... the Bowery Boys are finally going to the Empire State Building!
New York City's defining architectural icon is greatly …
8 years, 2 months ago
#249 Madam C.J. Walker: Harlem's Hair Care Millionaire
EPISODE 249 In 1867, Sarah Breedlove was born to parents who had once been enslaved on a Louisiana plantation. Less than fifty years later, Breedlove…
8 years, 3 months ago
#248 Sitting Down with Roz Chast of the New Yorker
This week, we celebrate the end of the year by sitting down with Roz Chast, who has been contributing cartoons to the New Yorker Magazine since 1978.…
8 years, 3 months ago
#247 Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Golden Age of Broadway
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are two of the greatest entertainers in New York City history. They have entertained millions of people with…
8 years, 3 months ago
#246 Tales from a Tenement: Three Families on the Lower East Side
In today’s show, we’ll continue to explore housing in New York, but move far from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the tenements of the Lower East Sid…
8 years, 3 months ago
#245 The Fall of the Fifth Avenue Mansions
In this episode, the symbols of the Gilded Age are dismantled.
During the late 19th century, New York's most esteemed families built extravagant mans…
8 years, 4 months ago