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BridgesJanuary 22, 2018
HISTORY BEHIND THE SCENE What's the real story behind that historical scene from your favorite TV show or feature film? A semi-regular feature on the Bowery Boys website, I'll be reviving this series as we follow along with TNT's limited series The Alienist. Look…
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It's a vivid image (for some bleak, other romantic) that most New Yorkers cannot imagine. But a few people still living today remember it quite well…
This weekend brings an absolute treat for New York City history lovers: the debut of the TNT limited series The Alienist, based on the classic Caleb…
The Gilded Age, a fascinating new documentary from PBS's American Experience, premieres in early February. But we've got your ticket to the premiere on Thursday, January…
The original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the ultimate symbol of the Gilded Age, was demolished in the fall and early winter of 1929 to make way for a…
The Vanderbilts did more than dictate the fate of Park Avenue, the boulevard hovering above the old track path of the New York Central Railroad. The…
THE FIRST PODCAST Apartment living is something we take for granted today, the option for those who can't afford or don't desire a private home. But how…
In the 1980s comic book Watchmen, a redheaded protester haunts a local New York newsstand holding a sign which says THE END IS NIGH. Sometimes I…
This was our tenth year in recording the Bowery Boys podcast and it was easily the best ever. We charted new territories (from our first ever…
THE FIRST PODCAST Â In 1900, there were about 8,000 registered automobiles in the United States. They were a genuine novelty. Those that attempted to go on…
For this holiday season, what single present can satisfy a native New Yorker, a history buff enchanted with the city's rich heritage, or a person who's…
'THE FIRST' PODCAST The surprisingly rich history of Christmas lights in America. That string of multi-colored Christmas lights wrapped around your tree (or your house) is…
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, is my bible. It sits with my reference books, not…
