Mr. Woods' History 101 North Woods

A commentary (maybe a rant) on the history of architecture in the United States. The form, the function, and the influences that built America.



Our cover art today is a photograph of the now-demolished (in 1961) Detroit City Hall in Detroit, Michigan. Mainly in the Italian Renaissance revival style, with Second-Empire french elements as well.

The Real McCoy. The booze, the ships, and the story of an "honest lawbreaker" during America's Prohibition.



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The construction, the trials, and the impact of the first fixed cross of New York City's East River: The Brooklyn Bridge.



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The White House Plumbers, secret tapes, spy gadets, and a political scandal that rocked early 1970's America- find it all right here on another riffer of an episode. This is the Watergate scandal.

It's a rainy Thanksgiving Eve in 1971. A man demands $200,000 in ransom money, then jumps out of the back of the plane- never to be seen again. Follow along this week for the story of the only unsolved case of air piracy in history: D.B. Cooper.

Part 2 of our smoking histories. Light one up as we learn about the history of cannabis and its role in human history. If you haven't checked out our last episode on the history of tobacco smoking, be sure to. Remember to reach out, send feedback, and engage. It takes a village.



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