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The LOST Docks of N.Y.C. (The History of New York's Waterfront) - IT'S HISTORY
Once at the forefront of New York’s booming waterfront economy, many of the original docks that lined the bustling shores of New York City have fallen into disrepair. Some remain mere shells of what they once were, but others have been given new life in recent years— in this episode of It’s History we will explore the many lost docks of New York City.
IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
Chapters:
0:48 - A history of New York’s waterfront
2:00 - New York’s first piers
3:10 - Who were the stevedores?
4:35 - The rise of the New York waterfront
6:16 - The Chelsea Piers
8:07 - Pier 97
8:51 - The Red Hook Shipping Warehouses
9:42 - The fall of the New York waterfront
11:36 - What remains of New York’s lost docks today?
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» CREDIT
Scriptwriter - Imana Schoch
Editor - Nano Garcia Vildoza
Host - Ryan Socash
» SOURCES
https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2945.htm
https://nysanet.org/port-history/
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/7/17/17542058/new-york-parks-waterfront-pier-public-space
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/labor-on-the-waterfront/
https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/connected-city
https://abandonednyc.com/tag/new-york-dock-company/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-hook-warehouse
https://ny.curbed.com/2017/6/14/15800358/red-hook-160-imlay-street-construction-update
https://hudsonriverpark.org/pier-97-then-and-now/
https://www.chelseapiers.com/company/history/
https://w42st.com/post/pier-97-hudson-river-park-west-side-melk/
» NOTICE
Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.
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