Posts Tagged ‘history’
A miracle city
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, history, the five boroughs, video, Wall Street on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
History class
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Astor, history, hotel, Peacock Alley, podcast, rich people, The Bowery Boys, Waldorf-Astoria on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
4th Ave. N.Y.C. looking north (LOC), Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress
Recommendation via K.A.L. that I can endorse: The Bowery Boys. It’s a podcast all about NY history: people, places, events, et cetera. I’ve just been listening to the story of the Astors and the family feud that helped construct the original Waldorf-Astoria [...]
Living history
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dancing, history, Obama, politics, video on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gala videos the scene on the streets of NY the night Obama won. Dancing, cheering, random high-fiving of strangers & a crowd rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that actually made me cry, though I’m probably sappier than most. Gala’s related blog post.
Also Obama-related, this is very good: Good, and [...]
