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Croton Aqueduct

Bowery Boys Bookshelf Science 

The Miracle ABOVE 34th Street: A rainmaker attempts to keep New York City quenched

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Bowery Boys 1424 Views 0 Comments Croton Aqueduct, drought, Floyd Bennett Field, weather

It seems like a conspiracy theory from 2019 — a government plot to conjure weather conditions favorable to New York

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Podcasts Queens History 

The World of Tomorrow: Visiting the World’s Fair of 1939-40, the kitschy futurescape of Queens

April 18, 2019May 15, 2019 Bowery Boys 4670 Views 0 Comments Croton Aqueduct, Flushing-Meadows, George Washington, Queens, Robert Moses, Worlds Fair

PODCAST Visiting the first World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the unimaginable playground of the future, planted inescapably within

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It's Showtime 

What’s Your Favorite New York Film? PLUS: Music Row, Gowanus Ghosts

August 8, 2017 Bowery Boys 1405 Views 1 Comment classic film, Croton Aqueduct, Gowanus, Music History, Music Row

It’s great fun to watch an outdoor movie in one of New York City’s many parks; it’s a tradition that

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Bridges 

Visit the glorious High Bridge, New York’s tribute to the ancient world

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Bowery Boys 3450 Views 4 Comments bridges, Bronx, Croton Aqueduct, Great Fire of 1835, High Bridge, landmarks, Washington Heights

The thirst for water has transformed New York. The Dutch were sold on the island’s placement in the harbor at

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Amusements and Thrills 

The fire at Barnum’s American Museum 150 years ago

July 16, 2015June 20, 2019 Bowery Boys 12972 Views 2 Comments animals, Barnum's American Museum, City Hall, Civil War, Croton Aqueduct, fires, PT Barnum, unusual nyc museums

One hundred and fifty years ago this week (July 13, 1865), New York City lost one of its most famous,

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Podcasts 

The Croton Aqueduct: How New York got its drinking water

September 21, 2012May 10, 2019 Bowery Boys 4730 Views 1 Comment Bronx, Central Park, Croton Aqueduct, Croton Reservoir, High Bridge, New York Public Library, reservoirs, Westchester County

Above: The Croton Reservoir in 1850, in what would soon become Central Park. (NYPL) PODCAST One of the great challenges

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The art of the reservoir, New York’s forgotten architecture

September 20, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 4205 Views 3 Comments Central Park, Croton Aqueduct, Croton Reservoir, High Bridge, Jerome Park, Mount Prospect, Staten Island

The Fortress of Fifth Avenue: the Murray Hill Reservoir We share a lot of the same needs as New Yorkers

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Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

Bowery Boys Walking Tours

Are you ready to walk through time? We’re excited to announce Bowery Boys Walks, our new walking tours developed around our podcast. Join us in the streets — beginning in October 2018!

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