Tag: In Pictures

PODCAST: New York Public Library

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date October 4, 2007
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The New York Public Library may be one of the most revered libraries in America, but it took a farflung combination of bookworms, millionaires and do-gooders to make it into the institution it is today. Also: find out why the architectural style of the Beaux Arts sometimes reminds us of an old French prostitute. Listen… Read More

Tags Croton Reservoir, In Pictures, New York Crystal Palace, New York Public Library, Podcasts, World War I

Podcasts

PODCAST: Coney Island – The Golden Age

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date August 29, 2007
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The Coney Island that greeted vacationers and city folk in the years 1904 to 1911 was one of infinite imagination manifested in fantastic but cheaply built extravaganza. A world of amusement starts here in New York — Coney Island, the world’s oldest and strangest collection of amusement parks, a mishmash of sideshows, concession stands, gambling… Read More

Tags Coney Island, In Pictures, Luna Park, Podcasts, Thomas Edison