The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Summary: New York City history is America's history. It's the hometown of the world, and most people knows its familiar landmarks, buildings and streets. Why not look a little closer and have fun while doing it? The Bowery Boys, Greg Young and Tom Meyers, have lived in New York for the last fifteen years and have been curious about the city since the day they arrived. Join them for a fun take on history, a "romp down the back alleys of New York City." Every other week, they look into another fascinating aspect of the Big Apple -- the people, the places, its beginnings and effects on American culture. (For our older shows, please check out the podcast 'NYC History: Bowery Boys Archive', also here on iTunes.)
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- Artist: Bowery Boys Media
- Copyright: ©2016, Greg Young and Tom Meyers
Podcasts:
#191 The Great Fire of 1776
#190 The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary
#189 TAXI: History of the New York City taxicab
#188: The Murder of Stanford White
#187: Super City: New York and the History of Comic Books
#186 Hell's Kitchen: New York's Wild West
#185 Adventures on Governors Island
#184 The Flatiron Building: A Story from Three Sides
#183 Orchard Street: Life in the Lower East Side
#182 Mae West, "Sex" on Broadway
#181 Park Slope and the Story of Brownstone Brooklyn
#180 The Chelsea Piers and the Age of the Ocean Liner
#179 The Fight for Bryant Park
#178: The Crystal Palace: America's First World's Fair
#177 The Big History of Little Italy