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The Bowery Boys: New York City History Tom Meyers, Greg Young
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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.
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#432 The Lenape Nation: Past, Present and Future
The Lenape were among the first in northeast North America to be displaced by white colonists. But the Lenape did not disappear. Through generations of great hardship, they have persevered.
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Rewind: History of the New York City Subway
The New York City subway system turns 120 years old later this year so we thought we'd honor the world's longest subway system with a supersized overview history.
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#431 Park Avenue: History with a Penthouse View
The story of a filthy and dangerous train ditch that became one of the swankiest addresses in the world -- Park Avenue.
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#430 The Story of Flushing: Queens History, Old and New
Few areas of the United States have as endured as long as Flushing, Queens, a neighborhood with almost over 375 years of history and an evolving cultural landscape that includes Quakers, trees, Hollywood films, world fairs, and new Asian immigration.
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#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.
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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?
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A walking guide to New York - Fun, Murder and all the rest
A must hear! If you ever travelled, lived or planned to go to New York: Please listen to this podcast. Tom Meyers and Greg Young are providing a great series of stories about and insight into various locations of New York. If you like to travel Manhattan or any other of the five boroughs, Tom and Greg will give you the great opportunity to see the current and hear about the past. I listened to all of them and I still can’t wait to get the next episode. Tom and Greg: Please go ahead and tell me when I can see the interactive collection in Google Earth with link to your podcasts!