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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 • 3.1K 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.

    Rewind: When The Irish Came To New York

    Rewind: When The Irish Came To New York

    One of the great narratives of American history — immigration — through the experiences of the Irish.

    • 54 min
    #406 How Wall Street Got Its Name

    #406 How Wall Street Got Its Name

    The story of how Wall Street, that short little street in Lower Manhattan, became synonymous with the American financial system and how it got that most interesting name.

    • 57 min
    #405 Mona Lisa at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    #405 Mona Lisa at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's stoic portrait and one of the most valuable paintings on earth, came to America during the winter of 1963 and was received as though she were a rock star. At the Met, thousands lined up outside in the freezing cold to catch a glimpse of the painting.

    • 59 min
    The First Woman Ever Photographed

    The First Woman Ever Photographed

    Dorothy Catherine Draper was the first woman to ever sit for a photograph — a daguerrotype, in the year 1840, upon the rooftop of the school which would become New York University. What was her story?

    • 29 min
    #404 Nighthawks and Automats: Edward Hopper's New York

    #404 Nighthawks and Automats: Edward Hopper's New York

    In this art-filled episode of the Bowery Boys, Tom and Greg look at Edward Hopper's life, influence and specific fascination with painting New York City (albeit in his own unusual way).

    • 1 hr 11 min
    #403 The Fulton Fish Market: History at the Seaport

    #403 The Fulton Fish Market: History at the Seaport

    The Fulton Fish Market in downtown Manhattan was once to seafood what the Chicago stock yards were to the meat industry, the primary place where Americans got fish for their dinner tables. Today its former home is known by more familiar name -- the South Street Seaport. But you can still find ghosts of the market along these historic stone streets.

    • 1 hr 4 min

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