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- Snapshot: 1942 Demolition of the 2nd Avenue Elevated February 4, 2014
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- The Great Mistake of 1898: The Consolidation of a Dozen Towns into 5 Boroughs
- The Empire State Building: Constructing the World's Tallest Tower in just 17 Months
- Audrey Munson: "Miss Manhattan" Died in Obscurity in 1996
- Evelyn McHale: A Beautiful Death on 33rd Street
- The Great Theatre Massacre of 1982: Five Broadway Stages Faced the Wrecking Ball for a Marriott
- Murder at Madison Square Garden: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Kendall Thaw Made Headlines in 1906
- The Collect Pond: New York's First Source of Water was Filled in to Become "Five Points," the Worst Slum in American History
- The Grand Central Hotel: Murders, Suicides, Scandals, and Disasters in New York's Most Famous Forgotten Inn
- Lincoln Center: Making Music atop San Juan Hill
- A Pawn Shop and a Fat Men's Store in 1937
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Audubon Terrace: Once Among Manhattan’s Premiere Cultural Centers, Now Largely Abandoned in Washington Heights
After a long and tumultuous career, naturalist John James Audubon sought a placid retreat in which to live out his final days. So it was that, in 1840, he purchased a large and heavily-wooded tract of land along the Hudson … Continue reading
Posted in Places
Tagged Audubon, Church, harlem history, Lost History, Manhattan, Museum, New York City, Washington Heights
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The Collect Pond: New York’s First Source of Water was Filled in to Become “Five Points,” the Worst Slum in American History
18th-century Manhattan was a decidedly beautiful and peaceful place. Home to roughly 30,000 people in the years just after the Revolutionary War, New York was a far cry from the glass-and-cement jungle of 8 million it has become today. It … Continue reading
Posted in Places, Uncategorized
Tagged City Park, Lost History, Manhattan, New York City, Riots, Slum
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The Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument: More Americans Died Emprisoned in New York Harbor than in All Revolutionary War Battles Combined
Looming over the trees atop one of the tallest hills in New York City stands a 149-foot-tall Doric column topped by an immense green copper lantern. At its base reads the inscription: “1776 THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS MONUMENT 1908.” Who … Continue reading
Posted in Disasters
Tagged Brooklyn, Death, Fort Greene, Graveyard, Lost History, Memorial, Monument, New York City, Prisoners
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“The Great White Blizzard”: New York Ground to a Halt in March 1888
With the clean-up from Hurricane Sandy expected to drag on for many weeks, if not months, it’s humbling to realize how much we remain at the mercy of nature, despite our technological advances. The New York Stock Exchange was shuttered … Continue reading
Posted in Disasters
Tagged Blizzard, Manhattan, Natural Disaster, New York City, Snow, Trains
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