https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/discovering-new-york-city-downtown-and-midtown-2nd-part--4724151enSociety & CultureCopyright izi Distribution Serviceshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0eb8efbb386ca1400982feff1ae9d98b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/discovering-new-york-city-downtown-and-midtown-2nd-part--4724151Wed, 05 Apr 2023 23:42:40 +0000izi Distribution Servicesizi Distribution Servicesfeeds@spreaker.comWelcome to New York!In this megalopolis it is impossible to get around to all the interesting places in one day.  Therefore, today we offer you the chance to walk around that part of the city which is called Downtown.  It is precisely here that the...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-high-line-park--42629414dd4f04a0-b8cd-40b8-ac45-e024e20365e1Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:38:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesYou are standing in front of a 1.45 mile long elevated section of a no longer used railroad spur.  In the middle of the last century elevated spurs of the metro seemed to be a great accomplishment of engineering progress.  But as time went on and the...52cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-the-rubin-museum-of-art--42629408c0b4c043-2701-4267-bcda-c153d7745b13Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:37:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your left is the Rubin Museum of Art - a museum of Himalayan and Tibetan art.  This museum is the largest institution in the United States concerned with the art of Tibet and the Himalayas and its influences on the art of Mongolia, India and...62cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-museum--42629410c91c42d0-7325-4cf4-8a17-b306610bb7b7Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:36:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your left is a small brown colored house.  As a house it is not very significant.  But in this house in 1858 the famous politician and 26th president of the United States, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was born.Unfortunately, the original building was...71cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-union-square--426294093c4a614c-96f7-4f1a-996d-4229b8fd55ffWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:35:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesWe are now located at Union Square.  The square was built in the 1830's.  It was built at the "union" of several main roads- hence the name.  Later the Square obtained another notoriety - it became the place for political demonstrations and protests. ...49cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-the-new-museum-of-contemporary-art--4262941117506ee9-3fd1-453b-9753-a009e5f83bebWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:34:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your right is the building of the New Museum of Contemporary Art.  The very building is striking and surprising in itself.  It is possible that you, like many others, are asking yourself the question, "How do these concrete pieces stay together and...61cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-little-italy-italian-american-museum--42629412e45f3f5f-6da7-4e49-b89a-a3d131e7f285Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:33:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesOn your right side is the Italian American Museum.  The museum is located in a former bank which had been established on Mulberry Street in 1885.  The bank fulfilled not only basic banking functions but also was a link uniting immigrants with...106cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-chinatown--42629413ae5a1635-3903-4335-894f-042890feaa7dWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:32:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTogether we have entered New York Chinatown.  It is one of the largest enclaves of Chinese outside of Asia.  The population is approximately 150,000.There are records that the first Chinese arrived in New York in 1825.  Within 35 years in lower...143cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-new-york-city-hall--426294158c12a630-498c-4bdb-82c9-6c95e2b1f605Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:31:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesIn front of you is the building of the New York City Hall.  The first city hall was built by the Dutch in the middle of the 17th century for New Amsterdam.  Later, the city hall at the beginning of the 18th century was housed in the new administrative...47cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-woolworth-building--42629419ff62e715-e9fe-424b-902b-5cfa69deb8ffWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:30:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTurn around and look behind.  Alongside the pedestrian crosswalk by which you crossed the street rises the impressive skyscraper, the Woolworth building. The building was completed in 1913 commissioned by F. W. Woolworth. Perhaps the person of Frank...176cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-st-paul-s-chapel--426294213433a387-c13a-454c-a7c1-4edbe9ee114aWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:29:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your left is the small Chapel of St. Paul.  It is located not far from the prior World Trade Center and survived that horrible day due to a miracle or a happy accident.  Many believe that it was saved due to the trees in front which absorbed the...37cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-national-september-11-memorial-and-museum-9-11-memorial--426294178fa41a51-d69e-43c8-8c8b-f3464e117902Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:28:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesWe have approached one of the most tragic places in the history of the city.  Ahead and slightly to the right previously rose the twin towers of the World Trade Center.  On the morning of 11 September, 2001 two airplanes were seized by terrorists who...98cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-trinity-church-wall-street--42629426f443bdec-fa02-4b24-a76c-e98613cdb8c0Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:27:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesYou are standing now in front of probably one of the most famous and one of the oldest churches in the city - Trinity Church, still an active parish of the episcopal Diocese of New York.  The first church on this site was constructed in 1698.  It is...98cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-federal-hall-and-the-new-york-stock-exchange--42629428eb54e31f-0abb-4858-acbe-0c879690137cWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:26:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your right is located a comparatively small building decorated with a classical marble portico.  This building played an important role in the history of America.The building was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century and for a long time...153cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-wall-street--426294304af98645-21a9-4ecd-8b57-323d9f275e13Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:25:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesWall Street - probably it would be very difficult to find a person who has not heard of it.  This street is one of the most famous in the world.The name Wall street has long been synonymous for the financial region of New York and one of the largest...89cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-museum-of-american-finance--426294339075288d-06a9-481c-b796-369b7be53e7fWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:24:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesJust to your right in the former building of the Bank of New York is located the Museum of American Finance.  The exhibits of the museum recount the history of the strongest financial system in the world.The founder of the American finance system is...65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-federal-reserve-bank--4262942282b1a806-b812-4526-b9a0-32e1c04484eeWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:23:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesJust ahead to the right is located the building of the Federal Reserve Bank.  It would be hard not to notice this building.  It mostly brings to mind an impenetrable fortress with its thick walls and powerful grills on the windows.  The stones of the...147cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-southstreet-seaport--42629429fa7003b3-0141-4503-84fa-099c2f93a558Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:22:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your right on the banks of the river is the historic Southstreet Seaport.  A three story restored sea terminal has today been turned into a tourist center with restaurants, cafes, and museums.  From the balconies on the third floor fabulous...66cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-brooklyn-bridge--426294316d874edb-7e5a-4998-a94c-6b02ecc698d4Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:21:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesTo your left is the Brooklyn bridge.  Now we are becoming acquainted with it from a distance in order that you will be able to include all of it in your view, to sense all of its grandeur.  Then, later, we will show you the pedestrian path by which...179cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-hanover-square--42629424164d62d9-b105-47d5-af8c-18201b2848a4Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:20:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesYou have come out onto a small triangular plaza, Hanover Square.  The name of the square remains as an inheritance of the time of King George I, the founder of the Hanover dynasty, ruling in Great Britain from the beginning of the 18th century to the...44cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-fraunces-tavern-museum--4262943238e49d80-3453-4d0b-b82b-f4336c997178Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:19:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesOn your right is a small brick home which is a museum and the small Fraunces tavern.  Many historical events have occurred in this house.  The house itself was built at the beginning of the 18th century by the French Huguenot, Etienne DeLancey. ...92cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-statue-of-liberty--426294188ca7bf0b-3b9d-4957-b3e3-d2f9fdd3a983Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:18:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesJust to the right is the pier from which the ferry leaves to the Statue of Liberty.  This symbol of the American dream of freedom was a gift of the citizens of France on the centenary of the American Revolution.The statue holds a torch in her right...191cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-ellis-island--42629416d964307b-7a50-4f03-bc7a-6f88def26c47Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:17:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesLook out to sea in the distance.  Just to the left you will be able to see the Statue of Liberty about which we will speak later.  Just to the right of the statue you can see a small island - Ellis Island.  For now let us talk about this island. ...223cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-castle-clinton--426294203ee7e005-5236-4c67-99e3-7d87cd363d81Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:16:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesA little closer, just at water's edge is located West Battery Fort or Castle Clinton.   It was built in 1811 for the defense of the city in case of attack by the British during the War of 1812.  But, this never occurred and the fort never witnessed...73cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-battery-park--4262942785de215a-0714-429f-8d88-792f0b65006aWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:15:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesWe are now at the southern most end of Manhattan.  At the time of the foundation of the settlement, at the southern end of the island, artillery for the defense of the settlement was positioned here.  However with time the name "Battery" came to be...65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-national-museum-of-the-american-indian--4262942580ae9308-f5a8-404c-9046-d0465fa42275Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:14:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesYou are now standing in front of the unusually attractive building of the former U.S. Custom House.  This elegant facade is in the neoclassic style decorated with 44 Corinthian columns, reliefs and sculptured compositions.  The sculptures symbolize...75cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-bowling-green-fence-and-park--426294236dc87669-2f27-4421-93be-5e36675ed6fcWed, 23 Dec 2020 12:13:20 +0000izi Distribution ServicesWe are beginning our excursion from the northern side of Bowling Green Park.  At the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries, the Dutch, and then the English used this place for a parade ground and also as a livestock market.  In 1733 the...105cleanfull