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Sixth Avenue

Gilded Age New York Neighborhoods 

Chelsea and the Chocolate Factory (or rather, Hershey and his Sixth Avenue chewing gum plant)

May 29, 2014January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 3036 Views 0 Comments candy, Chelsea, factories, Ladies Mile, Sixth Avenue

Hershey’s employees cut and pack chewing gum at Sixth Avenue and 21st Street. For five glorious years in the early

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It's Showtime 

Podcast Extra! The Hippodrome and its famous ice ballet

December 16, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 917 Views 0 Comments Hippodrome, Sixth Avenue

Our show on the Broadway musical was quite epic, and we ended up cutting out some interesting stories to make

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Neighborhoods Podcasts 

The many lives of the Limelight, aka the facade formerly known as the Church of the Holy Communion

May 3, 2013May 10, 2019 Bowery Boys 3492 Views 6 Comments Church of the Holy Communion, churches, convents, Elevated Railroad, Friday Night Fever, Ladies Mile, Limelight, Peter Gatien, Sixth Avenue

Above: The Church of the Holy Communion — and once the quite infamous nightclub Limelight — as the less lauded

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A ragtime tribute to the New York Hippodrome

July 8, 2011January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1279 Views 0 Comments Classic Theaters, Hippodrome, Sixth Avenue

I hope you’ve had a chance to play around in the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox was recently launched on

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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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