NYC history

January 17, 2022

I Just Watched “Nelson Takes his Mother to the Top of the World Trade Center in 1986” on YouTube

Nelson Sullivan had over 1900 hours of film that he had taken over several years in New York City. There are less than 200 hours that are online. They are no longer being uploaded. After doing a little research, I found out his mother was born in 1914, which would have made her around 72 when this was taken, depending on her birthday. She died in 2012 at 98 years old. So she outlived Nelson by decades,. That’s...

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November 29, 2021

I Just Watched “New York, Power And The People” on YouTube

This originally aired in Sept 1999… This is an eight part series titled “American Experience – New York” Other episodes are 1609-1825 The Country and the City1825-1865 Order and Disorder1865-1898 Sunshine and Shadow1898-1918 The Power and the People1919-1931 Cosmopolis1929-1941 City of Tomorrow1945-2000 The City and the World1946-2003 The Center of the World Unfortunately you can’t watch this even if you have a PBS passport… It only goes back to season 23… But you can buy a subscription to...

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