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The Bowery Boys 2009: A Year of Podcasts In Review

Here’s the whole menu of our 2009 podcasts. As always, you can download them all for free from iTunes and or your favorite podcast aggregator. The original blog page for each is listed below, along with a link to download directly from our satellite site.

WEBSTER HALL

Blog page: Webster Hall, more than a dance hall
Download here

ZIEGFELD!

Blog page: Ziegfeld, the maker of dreams
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WILLIAMSBURG(H) BROOKLYN

Blog page: Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn — upstart city, sugar king
Download here

WOOLWORTH BUILDING

Blog page: Woolworth Building and the birth of the New York skyscraper
Download here

FREEDOMLAND USA

Blog page: Freedomland U.S.A., Bronx forgotten icon
Download here

THE GREAT FIRE OF 1835

Blog page: The Great Fire of 1835, downtown disaster!
Download here

THE WHYOS, GANG OF NEW YORK

Blog page: The Whyos, Gang of New York
Download here

PENNSYLVANIA STATION

Blog page: Pennsylvania Station — Manhattan’s Missing Treasure
Download here

PUCK BUILDING

Blog page: The Puck Building “What Fools These Mortals Be”
Download here

ROOSEVELT ISLAND

Blog page: Roosevelt Island, New York’s former ‘city of asylums’
Download here

HENRY HUDSON

Blog page: Henry Hudson and the European Discovery of Mannahatta
Download here

PROSPECT PARK

Blog page: Prospect Park and the return of Olmsted and Vaux
Download here

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK

Blog page: Shakespeare In The Park, the drama behind the drama
Download here

BOSS TWEED AND TAMMANY HALL

Blog page: William ‘Boss’ Tweed and the bitter days of Tammany Hall
Download here

KINGS OF NEW YORK PIZZA

Blog page: Kings of New York Pizza: Lombardi, Totonno, Patsy, Ray?
Download here

ELLIS ISLAND

Blog page: Ellis Island, when the world came to New York City
Download here

CHELSEA HOTEL

Blog page: Chelsea Hotel, the muse of New York counterculture
Download here

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Blog page: Movin’ On Up: From Kings College to Columbia University
Download here

HAUNTED TALES OF NEW YORK

Blog page: Haunted Tales of New York: Urban Phantoms
Download here

STEINWAY: THE PIANO MAN

Blog page: Steinway and Sons: piano men and kings of Queens
Download here

CITY HALL AND CITY HALL PARK

Blog page: Epicenter: the glorious history of New York City Hall
Download here

CORLEARS HOOK AND THE PIRATES OF THE EAST RIVER

Blog page: Corlears Hook and the Pirate Gangs of the East River
Download here

TIN PAN ALLEY

Blog page: Tin Pan Alley and the birth of modern popular music
Download here

THE CLOISTERS

Blog page: Going medieval at the Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park
Download here

Doing this podcast is such a wonderful experience and Tom and I are totally thrilled to share our joy of New York City with you. Thank you for tolerating our continued geekiness and wonder of this awesome city. We’d like to wish you all a wonderful 2010 and we look forward to presenting more shows in the coming year. Thanks for listening!

1 reply on “The Bowery Boys 2009: A Year of Podcasts In Review”

Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!

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