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The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

The Bowery Boys: New York City History Tom Meyers, Greg Young

    • History
    • 4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

    #429 The Moores: A Black Family in 1860s New York

    #429 The Moores: A Black Family in 1860s New York

    Tom visits the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side to walk through the reconstructed two-room apartment of an African-American couple who lived in 1870 on Laurens Street in today’s Soho neighborhood.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    The Age of Innocence: Inside Edith Wharton's Classic Novel

    The Age of Innocence: Inside Edith Wharton's Classic Novel

    The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s most famous novel, an enduring classic of Old New York that has been rediscovered by a new generation. What is it about this story of Newland Archer, May Welland and Countess Olenska that readers respond to today?

    • 48 min
    #428 The New York Game: Baseball in the Early Years

    #428 The New York Game: Baseball in the Early Years

    Tom and Greg are joined by Kevin Baker, author of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City, to discuss the early history of the sport and its unique connections to New York City.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    #427 The Chrysler Building and the Great Skyscraper Race

    #427 The Chrysler Building and the Great Skyscraper Race

    The Chrysler Building remains one of America's most beautiful skyscrapers and a grand evocation of Jazz Age New York. But this architectural tribute to the automobile is also the greatest reminder of a furious construction surge that transformed the city in the 1920s.

    • 1 hr 25 min
    #426 Behind the Domino Sign: Brooklyn's Bittersweet Empire

    #426 Behind the Domino Sign: Brooklyn's Bittersweet Empire

    Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery, built in 1882, was more than a factory. During the Gilded Age and into the 20th century, this New York landmark was the center of America's sugar manufacturing, helping to fuel the country's hunger for sweet delights.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    #425 It Happened at Madison Square Park

    #425 It Happened at Madison Square Park

    A look at 200 years of history and culture in and surrounding Madison Square Park, one of America's most famous parks thanks to the performing venue which bears its name.

    • 1 hr 24 min

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if you love new york city this is a lovely set of stories about the people, neighborhoods and forces that created and move the city. well researched and good humored and enthusiastic, it focuses on the magic and energy of this city

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