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Grand Army Plaza

Wartime New York 

“To the memory of the Brave Soldiers and Sailors Who Saved the Union”

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Bowery Boys 2533 Views 0 Comments Civil War, Grand Army Plaza, Riverside Drive, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Upper West Side

This Monday (May 28, 2018), a Memorial Day observance will be held from 10 a.m to noon at the Soldiers

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Parks and Recreation Podcasts 

PODCAST REWIND: A Short History of Prospect Park

August 11, 2016October 15, 2018 Bowery Boys 1121 Views 0 Comments Grand Army Plaza, Mount Prospect, Prospect Park, Robert Moses

PODCAST REWIND Prospect Park, Brooklyn’s biggest public space and home to the borough’s only natural forest, was a sequel for

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Landmarks Podcasts 

The Plaza Hotel: From the Champagne Porch to the Black and White Ball

March 6, 2015October 19, 2018 Bowery Boys 1940 Views 0 Comments Grand Army Plaza, The Beatles, The Plaza, Truman Capote

PODCAST REWIND  The Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City, a romantic throwback

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Ten unusual views of Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza

May 17, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1195 Views 2 Comments Calvert Vaux, Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park

When park designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux regrouped after the success of Central Park to design another great

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What are the boys of Brooklyn wearing?

March 11, 2009January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 613 Views 1 Comment Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza

Fall fashion in 1912: this lad named Chester enjoys the cool ocean breeze in this stylish suit, modeled here at

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Podcasts 

PODCAST: The Plaza Hotel

November 14, 2008November 21, 2018 Bowery Boys 2288 Views 6 Comments Grand Army Plaza, The Plaza

It got off to a rocky start, but the Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in

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George W. Bush … on horseback!

May 22, 2008January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1116 Views 0 Comments Abraham Lincoln, Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza, Grant's Tomb, Union Square

Okay nobody may ever honor our current president with a lavish equestrian statue, unless it’s a joke and he’s wearing

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Read the book

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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