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#130 Haunted Histories of New York Updated: 2011-10-21 01:47:43 Description: What mischievous phantoms and malevolent spirits haunt the streets of New York City today? In our fifth annual podcast of local ghost stories, we bring you the histories of four very haunted places from three boroughs and a small island in the harbor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #129 Chinatown Updated: 2011-09-23 02:39:29 Description: Manhattan's Chinatown is unique among New York neighborhoods as its origins and its provocative history can still be traced in many of the buildings and streets still in existence. Two hundred years ago, the sight of a Chinese person would have aston...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #128 Hoaxes and Conspiracies of 1864 Updated: 2011-08-28 23:42:00 Description: We're officially subtitling this 'Strange Tales of 1864', a series of odd, fascinating stories from one pivotal year in New York City history. With the city both fatigued by the length of the Civil War and energized by Union victories, New Yorkers we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #127 The Civil War Draft Riots Updated: 2011-07-22 04:06:00 Description: The week of July 13, 1863, was indeed among the most dangerous weeks to be a New Yorker. The announcement of conscription to replenish Union troops -- and the inclusion of that incendiary $300 exemption fee -- fell upon jaded ears, and as the draft l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #126 Fernando Wood: The Scoundrel Mayor Updated: 2011-07-01 01:55:35 Description: Fernando Wood, New York’s mayor at the dawning of the Civil War, was the South’s best friend. Famous during his first term for inciting a police riot, Wood drummed up pro-slavery support amongst his Irish and German constituents and even ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #125 Sardi's Restaurant Updated: 2011-06-10 01:40:35 Description: The famous faces on the walls of Sardi's Restaurant represent the entertainment elite of the 20th Century, and all of them made this place on West 44th Street their unofficial home. Known for its caricatures and its Broadway opening-night traditions,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #124 Idlewild/JFK Airport Updated: 2011-05-13 02:58:54 Description: Come fly with us through a history of New York City's largest airport, once known as Idlewild (for a former golf course) and called John F. Kennedy International Airport since 1964. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia wanted a new and improved facility to relie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #123 TRUMP Updated: 2011-04-29 02:17:00 Description: Donald Trump - financial wizard, reality star, or political distraction? The secret in figuring him out may be contained in the roots of his wealth -- a saga that stretches back to the 1880s and begins with a 16-year-old boy named Drumpf who ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #122: The Grid - Commissioners Plan of 1811 Updated: 2011-04-15 12:53:00 Description: How did Manhattan get its orderly rows of numbered streets and avenues? In the early 18th century, New York was growing rapidly, but the new development was confined on an island, giving city planners a rare opportunity to mold a modern city that was...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #121 Fraunces Tavern Updated: 2011-03-18 02:23:53 Description: Fraunces Tavern is one of America's most important historical sites of the Revolutionary War and a reminder of the great importance of tavern culture on the New York way of life during the Colonial era. This revered building at the corner of Pearl a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #120 NYC and the Birth of the Movies Updated: 2011-02-17 23:29:00 Description: New York City inspires cinema, but it has also consistently manufactured it. And long before anybody had heard of Hollywood, New York and the surrounding region was a movie capital too, the home to the earliest American film studios and inventors who...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #119 The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Updated: 2011-01-21 12:44:54 Description: The longest suspension bridge in the United States, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was one of Robert Moses' most ambitious projects, a commanding structure that would finally link Staten Island with Brooklyn. Today it soars above New York Harbor as one...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #118 Times Square Updated: 2010-12-17 15:28:00 Description: Times Square is the centerpiece of New York for most visitors and a place that sharply divides city residents. Nothing about it sits still. Even its oldest buildings are severely transformed and slathered with electronic imagery. In 1900, the neighbo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #117 Mark Twain's New York Updated: 2010-12-03 03:11:00 Description: You hear the name Mark Twain and think of his classic characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, his locales along the Mississippi River and his folksy wit. But he was equal parts New York as well, and the city helped shape his sharp, flamboyant ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #116 American Museum of Natural History Updated: 2010-11-24 03:54:17 Description: Millions of years of space rocks, fossils, artifacts and specimens are housed in New York's world famous natural history complex on the Upper West Side. But few know the whole story about the museum itself. Residents of New York tried a few tim...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #115 African Burial Ground Updated: 2010-11-05 02:57:06 Description: During the construction of a downtown federal administration building, an extraordinary find was discovered -- the remnants of a burial ground used by African slaves during the 18th Century. In the earliest days of New Amsterdam, the first Afri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #114 Supernatural Stories of New York Updated: 2010-10-22 01:02:34 Description: It's our fourth annual 'haunted' podcast, and we've got four bloodcurdling stories for the season. The first three are spooky ghost tales -- a haunted boardinghouse on 14th street with violent, vain spirits; a short history of New York's seance craze...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #113 Niblo's Garden Updated: 2010-10-08 02:06:47 Description: It's the 1820s and welcome to the era of the pleasure garden, an outdoor entertainment complex delighting wealthy New Yorkers in the years before public parks. Niblo's Garden, at the corner of Broadway and Prince Street, was the greatest of them all,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #112 Archibald Gracie and His Mansion Updated: 2010-09-17 14:24:12 Description: Gracie Mansion today serves as the city's official mayoral residence. But who was Archibald Gracie, and why did the city take over his country house?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #111 Subway Graffiti 1970-1989 Updated: 2010-09-03 01:49:49 Description: Art. Vandalism. Blight. Freedom. Crime. Creativity. Graffiti has divided New Yorkers since it first appeared on walls, signs and lampposts in the late 1960s. Its ascent paralleled the city's sunken financial fortunes, allowing simple markings to ev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #110 New York City Subway, Part 2: By the Numbers (and Letters) Updated: 2010-08-20 02:33:00 Description: The amazing New York City subway system travels hundreds of miles under the earth and elevated through the boroughs. In this episode, we let you in on how it went from one long tunnel in 1904 to the busiest subway on earth. This is our last episode i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #109 New York City Subway, Part 1: Birth of the IRT Updated: 2010-08-06 04:07:00 Description: In the fourth part of our transportation series BOWERY BOYS ON THE GO, we finally take a look at the birth of the New York City subway. After decades of outright avoiding underground transit as a legitimate option, the city got back on track with the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #108 Cable Cars, Trolleys and Monorails Updated: 2010-07-23 01:47:11 Description: For the third part of our Bowery Boys On The Go series, looking back at the history of New York City public transportation, it's a look at the long gone, forgotten methods of getting around the city. The streets were mostly dominated by horse-based t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #107 New York's Elevated Railroads Updated: 2010-07-08 23:29:12 Description: Before there were subways, New York City transported travelers up and down the length of Manhattan by elevated railroad, an almost unreal spectacle to consider today. Steam engines sat high above several avenues in the city, offering passengers not j...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #106 Staten Island Ferry Updated: 2010-06-25 02:02:47 Description: The Staten Island Ferry is one of the last remaining vestiges of an entire ferry system in New York, taking people between Manhattan and its future boroughs long before any bridges were built. In Staten Island, the northern shores were spiked in pier...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #105 The Newsboys Strike of 1899 Updated: 2010-06-11 03:02:17 Description: Extra! Extra! Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst vs. the newsboys! Pandemonium in the streets! One hot summer in July 1899, thousands of corner newsboys went on strike against the New York Journal and the New York World. Throngs filled the s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #104 CBGB & OMFUG Updated: 2010-05-28 03:32:17 Description: Modern American rock music would have been a whole lot different without the rundown dive mecca CBGB's, a beat-up former flophouse bar that made stars out of young musicians and helped shape the musical edge of downtown Manhattan. Owner Hilly Kristal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #103: Case Files of the NYPD Updated: 2010-05-14 12:16:00 Description: We're playing Good Cop / Bad Cop this week, as we take a close look at four events from the early history of the New York Police Department. You'll meet shining stars of the force like Jacob Hays, who kept the peace in the early 19th century armed wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #102 Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach Updated: 2010-04-30 02:23:19 Description: Today it's known as Brooklyn's thriving Russian community next door to the amusements of the neighborhood of Coney Island. But a hundred years ago, the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach were the homes of lavish hotels catering to th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #101 The Bronx Zoo Updated: 2010-04-16 12:14:00 Description: New York City's most exotic residents inhabit hundreds of leafy acres in the Bronx at the once-named New York Zoological Park. Sculpted out of the former DeLancey family estate and tucked next to the Bronx River, the Bronx Zoo houses hundreds of diff...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #100 Robert Moses Updated: 2010-03-19 14:19:00 Description: EPISODE 100 We obviously had to spend our anniversary show with the Power Broker himself, everybody's favorite Parks Commissioner -- Robert Moses. A healthy debate about Moses will divide your friends, and we provide the resources to make your case f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #99 Madison Square Garden Updated: 2010-02-19 01:41:00 Description: Madison Square Garden is certainly the recognizable name in arena entertaining, hosting sports, concerts, even political conventions. But it adopted that reputation from three other buildings which also called themselves 'Madison Square Garden'. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #98 Manhattan Bridge Updated: 2010-02-05 02:20:00 Description: I love the Manhattan Bridge, but there's no doubt it's had a rocky history. For one hundred years, it's withstood more than just comparisons to its far more iconic neighbor, the Brooklyn Bridge. Built to relieve pressure on the East River's best know...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #97 Trinity Church Updated: 2010-01-22 04:00:00 Description: Trinity Church, with its distinctive spire staring down upon the west end of Wall Street, is more than just a house of worship. Over three different church buildings have sat at this site, and the current one by architect Richard Upjohn is one of Ame...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #96 The Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park Updated: 2009-12-25 02:07:00 Description: The Cloisters, home of the Metropolitan Museum's repository for medieval treasures, was a labor of love for many lovers of great European art. In this podcast, I highlight three of the most important men in its history -- a passionate sculptor, a gen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #95 Tin Pan Alley Updated: 2009-12-11 06:21:00 Description: The modern music industry begins.... on 28th Street? A seemingly nondescript street in midtown Manhattan contains some of the most important buildings where early American pop music was created. Tin Pan Alley was a bustling and frenzied area, the mos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #94 Corlear's Hook and the Pirates of the East River Updated: 2009-11-28 03:36:00 Description: Avast ye mateys, there were indeed pirates in New York! Not only did they operate throughout the New York region in the 19th century, most of their grave misdeeds were focused around the East River waterfront, and in particular, C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #93 City Hall and City Hall Park Updated: 2009-11-13 13:37:00 Description: New York City Hall sits majestically inside a nostalgic, well-manicured park, topped with a beautiful old fountain straight out of gaslight-era New York. But its serenity belies the frantic pace of government inside City Hall walls, and disguises a t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #92 Steinway: the Piano Man Updated: 2009-10-23 02:07:00 Description: Henry Steinway, a German immigrant who came to New York in 1850, made his name in various showrooms and factories in downtown Manhattan, enticing the wealthy with his award-winning quality pianos. At their grand Steinway Hall on 14th Street, the fami...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #91 Haunted Tales of New York Updated: 2009-10-09 23:02:00 Description: It's time for our third annual 'ghost stories' episode, our mix of historical facts and spooky legends from the annals of New York's past. For this round of scary tales, we visit a famous 19th century townhouse haunted by a lonely spinster, a West V...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #90 Columbia University Updated: 2009-09-13 20:22:00 Description: We're going back to school with one of New York's oldest continually operating institutions -- Columbia University. Or should we say, King's College, the pre-Revolution New York school that spawned religious controversy and a few Founding Fathers to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #89 Chelsea Hotel Updated: 2009-08-14 05:18:00 Description: Arguably New York's least conventional hotel, the Chelsea Hotel (or rather, the Hotel Chelsea) is the one of New York's counter-culture centers, a glamorous, art-filled Tower of Babel for both creativity and debauchery. From Mark Twain to Andy Warhol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #88 Ellis Island Updated: 2009-08-01 03:08:00 Description: For millions of Americans, Ellis Island is the symbol of introduction, the immigrant depot that processed their ancestors and offered an opening into a new American life. But for some, it would truly be an 'Island of Tears', a place where they would...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #87 The Kings of New York Pizza Updated: 2009-07-17 01:34:00 Description: New Yorkers are serious about their pizza, and it all started with a tiny grocery store in today's Little Italy and a group of young men who became the masters of pizza making. In this podcast, you'll find out all about the city's oldest and most rev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #86 Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall Updated: 2009-07-02 12:27:00 Description: You cannot understand New York without understanding its most corrupt politician -- William 'Boss' Tweed, a larger than life personality with lofty ambitions to steal millions of dollars from the city. With the help of his 'Tweed Ring', the former ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #85 Shakespeare in the Park Updated: 2009-06-19 02:23:00 Description: What started in a tiny East Village basement grew to become one of New York's most enduring summer traditions, Shakespeare in the Park, featuring world class actors performing the greatest dramas of the age. But another drama was brewing just as thin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #84 Prospect Park Updated: 2009-06-05 07:00:00 Description: Prospect Park, Brooklyn's biggest public space and home to the borough's only natural forest, was a sequel for Olmsted and Vaux after their revolutionary creation Central Park. But can these two landscape architects still work together or will their ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #83 Henry Hudson Updated: 2009-05-22 02:30:00 Description: We turn the clock back to the very beginnings of New York history -- to the European discovery of Manahatta and the voyages of Henry Hudson. Originally looking for a passage to Asia, Hudson fell upon New York harbor and the Lenape inhabitants of land...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #82 Roosevelt Island Updated: 2009-05-08 06:08:00 Description: Originally a quiet island of orchards and stone quarries, the place we call Roosevelt Island today was once New York's 'city of asylums', the place where it sent its infirm, its incarcerated, its insane. Today it has the peculiar air of a small town ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #81 Puck Building Updated: 2009-04-24 02:10:00 Description: A 6-foot plump gold impish figure stares down at you as you look up to observe the gorgeous red-brick design of the Puck Building, built for one of the 19th Century's most popular illustrated publications. But this architectural masterpiece was very ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #80 Penn Station Updated: 2009-04-10 04:28:00 Description: The story of Pennsylvania Station involves more than just nostalgia for the long-gone temple of transportation as designed by the great McKim, Meade and White. It's a tale of incredible tunnels, political haggling and big visions. Find out why the or...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #79 The Whyos: Gang of New York Updated: 2009-03-28 12:38:00 Description: The Whyos (pronounced Why-Ohs) were New York's most notorious gang after the Civil War, organizing their criminal activities and terrorizing law abiding citizens of the Gilded Age. Find out when they lived, how they broke the law and who they were --...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #78 The Great Fire of 1835 Updated: 2009-03-13 13:04:00 Description: The Great Fire of 1835 devastated the city during one freezing December evening, destroying hundreds of buildings and changing the face of Manhattan forever. It underscored the city's need for a functioning water system and permanent fire department....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #77 Freedomland U.S.A. Updated: 2009-02-27 04:39:00 Description: What is Freedomland U.S.A.? An unusual theme park in the Bronx, only in existence for less than five years, Freedomland has become the object of fascination for New York nostalgia lovers everywhere. Created by an outcast of Walt Disney's inner circle...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #76 Woolworth Building Updated: 2009-02-13 04:13:00 Description: F.W. Woolworth was the self-made king of retail's newfangled 'five and dime' store and his pockets were overflowing with cash. Meanwhile, in New York, the contest to build the tallest building was underway. The two combine to create one of Manhattan'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #75 Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn Updated: 2009-01-30 02:46:00 Description: Williamsburg used to have an H at the end of its name, not to mention dozens of major industries that once made it the tenth wealthiest place in the world. How did Williamsburgh become a haven for New York's most well-known factories and how did it t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #74 Ziegfeld! Updated: 2009-01-16 04:59:00 Description: Cue the dancing girls, lower the props, raise the curtain -- it's the Bowery Boys and we're taking on Broadway's most famous producer, Florenz Ziegfeld! We give you a brief overview of the first days of Broadway, then sweep into Ziegfeld's life -- fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #73 Webster Hall Updated: 2009-01-02 17:25:00 Description: Webster Hall, as beautifully worn and rough-hewn as it was during its heyday in the 1910s and 20s, disguises a very surprising past, a significant venue in the history of the labor movement, Greenwich Village bohemia, gay and lesbian life, and pop an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #72 Rockefeller Center Updated: 2008-12-19 14:30:00 Description: JD Rockefeller Sr. may have earned his money is some rather unscrupulous ways, but his son Junior made good by giving midtown a towering city-within-a-city, a complex of Art Deco buildings that serves as New York's beating heart. We take a compact lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #71 Saks Fifth Avenue Updated: 2008-12-05 03:08:00 Description: A podcast that's "very Saks Fifth Avenue," we get to the origins of the famous upscale retailer, follow its path from Washington D.C. to Heralds Square and then to "the most expensive street in the world," and tell you a little about a glamorous mill...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #70 The Bowery Files Updated: 2008-11-21 15:05:00 Description: This is our "potpourri" episode with a little bit of everything in it. We open up some of our favorite readers mail, we take you behind the scenes of how we put together an episode, and we describe three of our very favorite history-related...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #69 The Plaza Hotel Updated: 2008-11-14 05:42:00 Description: It got off to a rocky start, but the Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City. We take a look at its kooky history, from its days as an upper class 'transient hotel' to a party place for celebrities. Starring: He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #68 New York City Marathon Updated: 2008-10-31 04:21:00 Description: A true five-borough episode! The New York City Marathon hosts thousands of runners from all over the world, the dream project of the New York Road Runners and in particular one Fred Lebow, an employee of the Fashion District turned athletic icon. Fin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #67 Guggenheim Museum Updated: 2008-10-24 04:26:00 Description: The spiral-ramped wonder that is the Guggenheim Museum began as the dream of two colorful characters -- a severe German artist and her rich patron art-lover. So how did they convince the most famous architect in the world to sign on to their dream fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #66 Who Killed Mary Rogers? Updated: 2008-10-17 03:42:00 Description: The most desirable woman in downtown Manhattan -- the 'beautiful cigar girl' Mary Rogers -- is found horribly murdered along the Hoboken shore. Hear some of the stories of the murder's prime suspects and marvel at the excessive attentions of the penn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #65 Spooky Stories of New York Updated: 2008-10-10 06:18:00 Description: By popular demand, we return to the creepier tales of New York City history, ghost tales and stories of murder and mayhem, all of them at some point involving great American icons -- Alexander Hamilton, P.T. Barnum, Dorothy Parker and Mark Twain. Ou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #64 Green-Wood Cemetery Updated: 2008-10-03 03:32:00 Description: Green-wood Cemetery is one of New York's oldest burial grounds, but its development reaches back all the way to the beginning of Brooklyn's surprising history -- in fact, to the founder of Brooklyn Heights. Find out why it took an inventive cit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #63 New York Stock Exchange Updated: 2008-09-26 14:10:00 Description: We tackle the New York Stock Exchange in this episode, beginning with Alexander Hamilton, some pushy auctioneers, a coffee house and a sycamore tree. And find how this seminal financial institution ended up in its latest home -- that beauti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #62 Shea Stadium Updated: 2008-09-19 03:43:00 Description: The Mets are movin' out to Citi Field, but we can't overlook the great stories contained in their own home, Shea Stadium, a Robert Moses project took years to get off the ground. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #61 The Pan Am Building Updated: 2008-09-19 03:40:00 Description: Today it's the Met Life Building. It's been called the ugliest building in New York City. It sits like a monolith behind one of the city's most enduring icons Grand Central Terminal. But it's got some secrets you may not know about. In this podcast, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #60 Five Points: The Fate of Five Points Updated: 2008-09-19 03:38:00 Description: Part two of our "Five Points" podcast. Join us as we explore the "wicked" neighborhood's clean up, fall from grace, and eventual destruction. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #59 Five Points: Wicked Slum Updated: 2008-09-19 03:37:00 Description: You've heard the legend of New York's most notorious neighborhood. Now come with us as we hit the streets of Five Points and dig up some of the nitty, gritty details of its birth, its first residents and its most scandalous pastimes. www.boweryboysp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #57 Carnegie Hall Updated: 2008-09-19 03:29:00 Description: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, we can at least show you the way through its tumultuous history, from a fortunate meeting on a Norwegian cruise ship, past a symphonic rivalry, and into the 20th Century with some of the biggest names in classic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #56 Randall's Island and the 1936 Olympic Trials Updated: 2008-09-19 03:28:00 Description: Small islands reveal fascinating secrets of New York's past, and Randall's and Ward's Islands are no exceptions. Found out how these former potter's fields are related to the most important Olympics-related event New York City has ever seen. The ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #55 The Evolution of Central Park Updated: 2008-09-19 03:27:00 Description: When last we left Central Park, it was the embodiment of Olmstead and Vaux's naturalistic Greensward Plan. So how did all those playgrounds, a swanky nightclub, a theater troupe and all those hippies get here? www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #54 The Creation of Central Park Updated: 2008-09-19 03:26:00 Description: Come with us to the beginnings of New York's most popular and most ambitious park -- from the inkling of an idea to the arduous construction. Learn who got uprooted and find out who the park was REALLY intended for. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #53 Meatpacking District Updated: 2008-09-19 03:24:00 Description: How did the land surrounding an old 19th century fortress develop into the city's mainline distributor for produce and meat? And how did that once bustling place transform itself from the dilapidated home of leather bars and transsexual prostitutes t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #52 DeWitt Clinton and the Erie Canal Updated: 2008-09-19 03:23:00 Description: Meet former mayor, governor, senator and privileged son DeWitt Clinton, one of New York's most successful politicians and champion of the Erie Canal. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #51 McSorley's Old Ale House Updated: 2008-09-19 03:22:00 Description: Grab yourself a couple mugs of dark ale and learn about the history of one of New York City's oldest bars, serving everyone from Abraham Lincoln to John Lennon --- and eventually even women! www.boweryboyspodcast.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD #50 Canal Street and Collect Pond Updated: 2008-09-19 03:19:00 Description: We celebrate a year of New York City history podcasting by re-visiting the topic of our very first show. Downtown Civic Center used to have a big ole pond in the middle of it which provided drinking water for the island's first inhabitants. 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