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DUMBO

Brooklyn History Podcasts 

The History of DUMBO, the Brooklyn neighborhood built upon a legacy of coffee and cardboard boxes

March 2, 2018May 19, 2019 Bowery Boys 11429 Views 0 Comments coffee, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, gentrification, George Washington, industry, Manhattan Bridge

PODCAST The history of Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood — from its industrial past to its hi-tech future. Down Under Manhattan Bridge

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On The Waterfront 

Arbuckle’s Deep Sea Hotel, aka ‘the Working Girls Hotel’, a coffee king’s housing solution for independent women

October 8, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 1606 Views 0 Comments coffee, DUMBO, East River, General Slocum, Hudson River, industry, steamboats, women's history

The boat hotel built by a coffee manufacturer, photo from January 1913 (courtesy LOC)Arbuckle’s Deep Sea Hotel was neither in

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Brooklyn History 

This weekend: Explore an abandoned factory in DUMBO

September 27, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 1477 Views 1 Comment DUMBO, industry

For several decades, Ben Forman & Sons occupied the three-story, brick-constructed factory at 201 Water Street in today’s neighborhood of

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Bowery Boys 

Geek Love: Literature, trivia and a Bowery Boy in Brooklyn

March 29, 2013January 15, 2015 Bowery Boys 1135 Views 0 Comments DUMBO, events

This Monday, April 1st, in support of Lit Crawl NYC, I’ll be appearing at the literature event ‘Geek Love‘ at

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Brooklyn History 

No Nonsense: Fifth Avenue lingerie from Brooklyn factories

April 25, 2012January 16, 2015 Bowery Boys 1375 Views 0 Comments Clinton Hill, DUMBO, Fifth Avenue, German immigrants, women's history

Store: Kayser Hosiery545 Fifth Avenue at 45th Street German immigrant Julius Kayser didn’t start off being so intimate with women.

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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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