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American History Podcasts 

New York City and the Inauguration of George Washington

January 19, 2017September 18, 2017 Bowery Boys 2701 Views 4 Comments Alexander Hamilton, Congress, Federal Hall, George Washington, Philadelphia, presidents, St. Pauls Church

PODCAST Part One of our two-part series on New York City in the years following the Revolutionary War. The story

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Queens History Revolutionary History 

George Washington’s inauguration and the 1939 World’s Fair

April 29, 2014January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 1956 Views 4 Comments 1939 World's Fair, Alexander Hamilton, Federal Hall, George Washington, Robert Moses, St. Pauls Church

James Earle Fraser’s colossal Washington statue out in Queens. (NYPL) Tomorrow (April 30th) is the 225th anniversary of the inauguration

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Mysterious Stories Podcasts 

Ghost Stories of Old New York: Tales from the Revolution, restless Indians, haunted forts and a drunk, headless actor

October 18, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 2612 Views 4 Comments Aaron Burr, Classic Theaters, Cobble Hill, Ghost Stories, Lenape, One If By Land Two If By Sea, St. Pauls Church, Van Cortlandt Park

The Van Cortlandt House, 1906PODCAST This is the Bowery Boys 7th annual Halloween podcast, with four new scary stories to

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Landmarks 

The Astor House came tumbling down one century ago

June 11, 2013January 15, 2015 Bowery Boys 1972 Views 1 Comment Astor House, City Hall, demolition, Hotel Astor, St. Pauls Church, Woolworth Building

The Astor House was New York City’s first great hotel, opened in 1836 by John Jacob Astor himself, a premier

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Tribute to a scrappy typewriter tower in lower Manhattan (yes, typewriters, remember those?)

June 1, 2011January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1914 Views 2 Comments Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Pauls Church, World Trade Center

I found this advertisement in an issue of the New York Tribune from one hundred years ago: Although the famous Underwood

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The odd bridge over Broadway vs. Knox the Hatter

March 14, 2011January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1212 Views 1 Comment Astor House, Broadway, St. Pauls Church

The bulky and yet somewhat elegant contraption above is the short-lived Loew Bridge, which once hung over Broadway at Fulton

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Podcasts 

Trinity Church: anchor of Wall Street, New York’s landlord

January 22, 2010November 21, 2018 Bowery Boys 2724 Views 3 Comments Rev, St. Pauls Church, Trinity Church, Wall Street

Above: The seemingly unchanged Trinity in 1916, already dwarfed by skyscrapers PODCAST Trinity Church, with its distinctive spire staring down

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Lower Manhattan’s foreign architecture, 104 years ago

November 11, 2009January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 770 Views 0 Comments Astors, City Hall, St. Pauls Church

I would love to somehow display all of the fantastic photograph below, but cutting it in two does demonstrate an

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The First Inauguration: New York’s big party for George

January 13, 2009January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1267 Views 0 Comments Alexander Hamilton, Federal Hall, George Washington, St. Pauls Church

Obama’s inauguration next Tuesday will closely adhere to the traditions of many presidents past, but with some serious leanings towards

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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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