History on television: new Boardwalk Empire, Copper petition, PLUS: Bowery Boys improvements on the way!
Frank and Al Capone, with Nelson Van Alden (played by Michael Shannon), at Western Electric’s Hawthorne Works in Cicero, although
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A very strange coincidence surrounds New York’s most famous gangsters and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ inspirations
Many of the early 20th century’s most renown gangsters were born in late January! Today is Al Capone‘s birthday. (He’s
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A very strange coincidence surrounds New York’s most famous gangsters and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ inspirations
Many of the early 20th century’s most renown gangsters were born in late January! Today is Al Capone‘s birthday. (He’s
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Scenes from New York’s public baths: How tenement dwellers got clean and cool (The Alienist)
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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The Alleged New York Murders of Jack the Ripper
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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What did New York City really look like in 1896? Enter the real world of The Alienist
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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The harsh lives of New York City street kids, captured — in a flash — by Jacob Riis (The Alienist)
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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When the New York Aquarium was in Battery Park: History Behind The Scene (The Alienist)
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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The Slide, New York’s Most Notorious ‘Fairy Resort’: History Behind The Scene (The Alienist)
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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The Construction of the Williamsburg Bridge — History Behind the Scene (The Alienist)
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What’s the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film?
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Jackie and Loving: History on Film 2016
The end of the year usually means a higher quality selection at the movie theater– and more films based on historical
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HBO’s Vinyl: Getting Into The Groove
The music industry is the focus of Martin Scorsese’s new HBO show Vinyl just as the mob-run liquor business was
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TNT’s Public Morals: NYPD Very Blue
The TNT drama Public Morals, set in the gritty corners of New York City in 1967, airs the sixth of
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Timeless: How ‘Mad Men’ changed history on television
In 1972 the Robert Altman film M*A*S*H was turned into a weekly half-hour situation comedy series. In retrospect I’m stunned
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The history of NYC in eight pop culture moments from 2014
In our 2014 Year In Review podcast, we didn’t have much time to talk about notable pop cultural events that
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