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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Exploding Brooklyn</title><link>https://trippingballsthroughhistory.com/</link><description><![CDATA[Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5842682/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>History</category><copyright>Tripping Balls Through History</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/120a5a5a92943d7a46480e186267bfa2.jpg</url><title>Exploding Brooklyn</title><link>https://trippingballsthroughhistory.com/</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 01:44:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:name><itunes:email>tbth@trippingballsthroughhistory.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/120a5a5a92943d7a46480e186267bfa2.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="History"/><itunes:category text="True Crime"/><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Documentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-ann-duffy-of-williamsburg--54019381</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg:<br />Unfortunate Mam'selle and Nymph Du Pave:<br />Clinker Revolver Inebriate Bummer Item Prize and Friend:<br />Girl Does What She Wants To Do.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory<br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54019381</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54019381/34_mary_ann_duffy_of_williamsburg.mp3" length="26275010" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd/c6762b32-d7a3-4edc-969c-290b807443cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg:
Unfortunate Mam'selle and Nymph Du Pave:
Clinker Revolver Inebriate Bummer Item Prize and Friend:
Girl Does What She Wants To Do.

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Ann Duffy of Williamsburg:<br />Unfortunate Mam'selle and Nymph Du Pave:<br />Clinker Revolver Inebriate Bummer Item Prize and Friend:<br />Girl Does What She Wants To Do.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory<br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1643</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,flatbush,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0924efb89c28d31bf287f93fd0057f6e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Murder of William Guldensuppe, the Cover-Up, the Fallout, 1897</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-murder-of-william-guldensuppe-the-cover-up-the-fallout-1897--54016791</link><description><![CDATA[featuring:<br />Thorn Faces Jury<br />Thorn's Awful Accusation<br />Mrs. Nack's Career of Crime<br />Cigars for the Convicts at Sing Sing<br />Photograph Where Head Should Be<br />A Stay for Martin Thorn<br />Mrs. Nack May Plead Manslaughter<br />The Jury's Wine Bill<br />Mrs. Nack Taken To Auburn<br />For Use As A Wine Shop<br />Mrs. Nack Released From Prison<br />&amp; more<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54016791</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54016791/33_the_murder_of_guldensuppe_the_cover_up_the_fallout.mp3" length="92449673" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38/4f64bc6e-6300-4689-bd18-ef72c282aa38.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>featuring:
Thorn Faces Jury
Thorn's Awful Accusation
Mrs. Nack's Career of Crime
Cigars for the Convicts at Sing Sing
Photograph Where Head Should Be
A Stay for Martin Thorn
Mrs. Nack May Plead Manslaughter
The Jury's Wine Bill
Mrs. Nack Taken To...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[featuring:<br />Thorn Faces Jury<br />Thorn's Awful Accusation<br />Mrs. Nack's Career of Crime<br />Cigars for the Convicts at Sing Sing<br />Photograph Where Head Should Be<br />A Stay for Martin Thorn<br />Mrs. Nack May Plead Manslaughter<br />The Jury's Wine Bill<br />Mrs. Nack Taken To Auburn<br />For Use As A Wine Shop<br />Mrs. Nack Released From Prison<br />&amp; more<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5779</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,juries,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,singsing,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b027569ad6262cef0a3ebbaf7120d732.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The History of the Common Scold, Slum Children With Cameras, Animal Visitors To Newtown Creek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-the-common-scold-slum-children-with-cameras-animal-visitors-to-newtown-creek--54013699</link><description><![CDATA[<b>Animal Visitors To The Creek</b><br />A Sea Dog Stealing Bass, 1832<br />Sea Dog Captured and Sold To The American Museum<br />Sea Dog Near the Creek - 1859<br />Two Day Fox Hunt In Greenpoint, 1932<br />Shark Shot 8 Times, 1950<br />Calf Fleeing Slaughterhouse In Brooklyn, 1957<br />Dolphin Spotted In Brooklyn's Polluted Newtown Creek, 2010<br /><br />Cameras Open World To Slum Children, 1968<br />Dump It Yourself Depots<br />Wertheimer - "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley<br />Margaret Shaw &amp; The Common Scold and James v. Commonwealth<br /><br />featuring: "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54013699</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54013699/32_the_history_of_the_common_scold_slum_children_with_cameras_animal_visitors_to_newtown_creek.mp3" length="48593675" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da/70f18adc-a5ce-4847-b9da-ff660edce5da.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Animal Visitors To The Creek
A Sea Dog Stealing Bass, 1832
Sea Dog Captured and Sold To The American Museum
Sea Dog Near the Creek - 1859
Two Day Fox Hunt In Greenpoint, 1932
Shark Shot 8 Times, 1950
Calf Fleeing Slaughterhouse In Brooklyn, 1957...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>Animal Visitors To The Creek</b><br />A Sea Dog Stealing Bass, 1832<br />Sea Dog Captured and Sold To The American Museum<br />Sea Dog Near the Creek - 1859<br />Two Day Fox Hunt In Greenpoint, 1932<br />Shark Shot 8 Times, 1950<br />Calf Fleeing Slaughterhouse In Brooklyn, 1957<br />Dolphin Spotted In Brooklyn's Polluted Newtown Creek, 2010<br /><br />Cameras Open World To Slum Children, 1968<br />Dump It Yourself Depots<br />Wertheimer - "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley<br />Margaret Shaw &amp; The Common Scold and James v. Commonwealth<br /><br />featuring: "Infanticide in the American Imagination" by Janet Galley<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3038</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,commonscold,greenpoint,infanticide,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8e20883259b9564bf7ef51eb2728e78.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Insane Girls, Exploding Tanks, Augusta Nack's Guldensuppe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/insane-girls-exploding-tanks-augusta-nack-s-guldensuppe--54001822</link><description><![CDATA[Queens County Oil Works Fire, 1895<br />Men Buried at the Tunnel at Long Island City, 1905<br />An Oil Tank Explodes, The Residents of Greenpoint Startled By Broken Windows, 1885<br />Mary Wertheimer and Her Murdered Child, 1892 <br />Girl Determined To Die, 1902<br />Guldensuppe: Mystery Is Not Solved, 1897<br />Hard Fight With A Fire, 1902<br />Emma Robinson "Insane" Girl, 1867<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54001822</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54001822/31_insane_girls_exploding_tanks_august_nack_s_guldensuppe.mp3" length="36126334" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b/7fc95efb-cd42-43df-aade-c7e683734a5b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Queens County Oil Works Fire, 1895
Men Buried at the Tunnel at Long Island City, 1905
An Oil Tank Explodes, The Residents of Greenpoint Startled By Broken Windows, 1885
Mary Wertheimer and Her Murdered Child, 1892 
Girl Determined To Die, 1902...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Queens County Oil Works Fire, 1895<br />Men Buried at the Tunnel at Long Island City, 1905<br />An Oil Tank Explodes, The Residents of Greenpoint Startled By Broken Windows, 1885<br />Mary Wertheimer and Her Murdered Child, 1892 <br />Girl Determined To Die, 1902<br />Guldensuppe: Mystery Is Not Solved, 1897<br />Hard Fight With A Fire, 1902<br />Emma Robinson "Insane" Girl, 1867<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2258</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,marywertheimer,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db92e5b9097a0391f5df574a66b8bdc8.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>John C. Wiarda, His Chemical Factory, His Family, and His Chemical Warfare On His Neigbors and Tenants</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-c-wiarda-his-chemical-factory-his-family-and-his-chemical-warfare-on-his-neigbors-and-tenants--54018852</link><description><![CDATA[Wanted To Get Him Out: Landlord Succeeded With Noxious Gases<br />A Terrible Death In Muriatic Acid<br />Fire In A Greenpoint Plant<br />Long Ill Woman Failed In Suicide Attempt<br />Greenpoint Blaze: Iron Works and Chemical Factory Damaged<br />Chauffeur Killed Boy<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54018852</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54018852/30_john_c_wiarda_his_chemical_factory_and_his_chemical_warfare_on_his_neighbors_tenants_on_greene_street.mp3" length="23377793" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd/25707920-604a-40a2-bfbe-9db315d026bd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Wanted To Get Him Out: Landlord Succeeded With Noxious Gases
A Terrible Death In Muriatic Acid
Fire In A Greenpoint Plant
Long Ill Woman Failed In Suicide Attempt
Greenpoint Blaze: Iron Works and Chemical Factory Damaged
Chauffeur Killed Boy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wanted To Get Him Out: Landlord Succeeded With Noxious Gases<br />A Terrible Death In Muriatic Acid<br />Fire In A Greenpoint Plant<br />Long Ill Woman Failed In Suicide Attempt<br />Greenpoint Blaze: Iron Works and Chemical Factory Damaged<br />Chauffeur Killed Boy<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1462</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,chemicalplant,greenpoint,newtowncreek,wiarda</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5299f3c6a416bfdc9646fd7631817aec.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Escaped Smallpox Patient Walks New York City Like The Kid From The Family Circus, Racist Jury But Not Judge, What Is Jute?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/escaped-smallpox-patient-walks-new-york-city-like-the-kid-from-the-family-circus-racist-jury-but-not-judge-what-is-jute--53980446</link><description><![CDATA[Michael Burns, Escaped Smallpox Patient<br />A Jury of Black People Is Called By The Court But Rejected By The Defendant<br />The Jute Mill: What Is Jute?<br />Child Labor in Greenpoint, 1904<br />The American Manufacturing Company<br />The Tugboat John Anson<br /><br />featuring: burlap; Labor Strike; Child Labor; Call the Darkness Light by Nancy Zaroulis; The American Manufacturing Company; tugboat John Anson; the health wagon; The Wilson Bill; Flood's Lot.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53980446</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53980446/29_escaped_smallpox_patient_walks_new_york_city_like_the_kid_from_the_family_circus_racist_jury_but_not_judge_what_is_jute.mp3" length="34473791" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c/8ebfe328-d9b5-4e45-affe-7026fbf7870c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Michael Burns, Escaped Smallpox Patient
A Jury of Black People Is Called By The Court But Rejected By The Defendant
The Jute Mill: What Is Jute?
Child Labor in Greenpoint, 1904
The American Manufacturing Company
The Tugboat John Anson

featuring:...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Michael Burns, Escaped Smallpox Patient<br />A Jury of Black People Is Called By The Court But Rejected By The Defendant<br />The Jute Mill: What Is Jute?<br />Child Labor in Greenpoint, 1904<br />The American Manufacturing Company<br />The Tugboat John Anson<br /><br />featuring: burlap; Labor Strike; Child Labor; Call the Darkness Light by Nancy Zaroulis; The American Manufacturing Company; tugboat John Anson; the health wagon; The Wilson Bill; Flood's Lot.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2155</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b17a4d53a689b204d8e0af05bac1f45e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slimy Bad Water Place Full of Flames, Lost Hands, Stolen Routes and Pieces of Exploded Tugboats.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slimy-bad-water-place-full-of-flames-lost-hands-stolen-routes-and-pieces-of-exploded-tugboats--53977087</link><description><![CDATA[Slimy Newtown Creek, 1897<br />Another Mystery: Human Hands, 1862<br />Nine Acres Ravaged By Fierce Flames, 1900<br />Car Tracks Torn Up, 1900<br />Bad Scare for Newtown: A Man With Smallpox Mingles With Its People, 1893<br />Tugboat Blown To Pieces, 1902<br />Missing girl, part 10: Not Maggie, 1897<br /><br />featuring: Edward C. Smith box factory; James D. Leary lumber yard; E. C. Smith's planing mill; fireboats Seth Low, Van Wyck, Boody; George W. Piper paint factory; Post &amp; McCord; Mayor Sanford; tugboats Defender (Russel Brothers), John Purcell (Capt. John Gillers); Jute Mill; Vernon Avenue Bridge; Williamsburg Hospital.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53977087</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53977087/28_slimy_bad_water_place_full_of_flames_lost_hands_stolen_routes_and_pieces_of_exploded_tugboats.mp3" length="35310517" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619/5f0db61d-1c1d-4020-86ff-d2a42d410619.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Slimy Newtown Creek, 1897
Another Mystery: Human Hands, 1862
Nine Acres Ravaged By Fierce Flames, 1900
Car Tracks Torn Up, 1900
Bad Scare for Newtown: A Man With Smallpox Mingles With Its People, 1893
Tugboat Blown To Pieces, 1902
Missing girl, part...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Slimy Newtown Creek, 1897<br />Another Mystery: Human Hands, 1862<br />Nine Acres Ravaged By Fierce Flames, 1900<br />Car Tracks Torn Up, 1900<br />Bad Scare for Newtown: A Man With Smallpox Mingles With Its People, 1893<br />Tugboat Blown To Pieces, 1902<br />Missing girl, part 10: Not Maggie, 1897<br /><br />featuring: Edward C. Smith box factory; James D. Leary lumber yard; E. C. Smith's planing mill; fireboats Seth Low, Van Wyck, Boody; George W. Piper paint factory; Post &amp; McCord; Mayor Sanford; tugboats Defender (Russel Brothers), John Purcell (Capt. John Gillers); Jute Mill; Vernon Avenue Bridge; Williamsburg Hospital.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2207</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,railroad,resurrectionists,smallpox,truecrime,tugboat,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76279fbbf03d58bcc1039c462ff62e2b.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pink Street Is No More and the Bodies Discovered There, and Workers Stomped By Troops But Supported By A Priest 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pink-street-is-no-more-and-the-bodies-discovered-there-and-workers-stomped-by-troops-but-supported-by-a-priest-1--53973414</link><description><![CDATA[Actress Jennie Goldstein<br />Pink Street Is No More and The Bodies Discovered There<br />Rushmore Paper Plant<br />Labor "Rioters" In Greenpoint Suppressed By Federal Troops, Strike Actions Citywide; Streets Of City Overrun By Reckless Militan Men<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53973414</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53973414/27_pink_street_is_no_more_and_the_bodies_discovered_there_and_workers_stomped_by_troops_but_supported_by_a_priest_1.mp3" length="38233739" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Actress Jennie Goldstein
Pink Street Is No More and The Bodies Discovered There
Rushmore Paper Plant
Labor "Rioters" In Greenpoint Suppressed By Federal Troops, Strike Actions Citywide; Streets Of City Overrun By Reckless Militan Men

Exploding...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Actress Jennie Goldstein<br />Pink Street Is No More and The Bodies Discovered There<br />Rushmore Paper Plant<br />Labor "Rioters" In Greenpoint Suppressed By Federal Troops, Strike Actions Citywide; Streets Of City Overrun By Reckless Militan Men<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2390</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/40eefe2dac94896a71418b3e58c2c436.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Old Greenpoint, New Fires, Slavers, and Strikebreakers.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/old-greenpoint-new-fires-slavers-and-strikebreakers--53965733</link><description><![CDATA[Had To Send For Soldiers To Suppress Workers, 1895<br />Paper Plant Burns, 1925<br />Woman's Body Found In Newtown Creek, 1927<br />Arrest of the Williamsburg Pilot, 1849<br />Greenpoint, 1853: Shipbuilding and other industries<br />France Waterfront Lands Will Be Developed, 1930<br />Varnish Works Ablaze, 1902<br />Slaver Ship Seized At Greenpoint, 1861<br />Missing Girl, part 10: Where Is Maggie?, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Emil Calman &amp; Company Varnish Works; fireboats Boody, Van Wyck, New Yorker; Eastern District Hospital; Gustavus Meyers: History of the Great American Fortunes; Pink Street; ferryboat Seneca; Rushmore Paper Company; Brooklyn Heights Railroad; Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company; Brooklyn Heights Company; Fourteenth Regiment; Forty-seventh Regiment; Seventh Regiment; Troop A: General McLeer; Sheriff Doht, Long Island City; Maspeth Hook and Ladder Company No. 5, Grand Street; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53965733</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53965733/26_old_greenpoint_new_fires_slavers_and_strikebreakers.mp3" length="35873467" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d/5017b4ae-b14a-4777-bb0f-870e2c64f75d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Had To Send For Soldiers To Suppress Workers, 1895
Paper Plant Burns, 1925
Woman's Body Found In Newtown Creek, 1927
Arrest of the Williamsburg Pilot, 1849
Greenpoint, 1853: Shipbuilding and other industries
France Waterfront Lands Will Be Developed,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Had To Send For Soldiers To Suppress Workers, 1895<br />Paper Plant Burns, 1925<br />Woman's Body Found In Newtown Creek, 1927<br />Arrest of the Williamsburg Pilot, 1849<br />Greenpoint, 1853: Shipbuilding and other industries<br />France Waterfront Lands Will Be Developed, 1930<br />Varnish Works Ablaze, 1902<br />Slaver Ship Seized At Greenpoint, 1861<br />Missing Girl, part 10: Where Is Maggie?, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Emil Calman &amp; Company Varnish Works; fireboats Boody, Van Wyck, New Yorker; Eastern District Hospital; Gustavus Meyers: History of the Great American Fortunes; Pink Street; ferryboat Seneca; Rushmore Paper Company; Brooklyn Heights Railroad; Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company; Brooklyn Heights Company; Fourteenth Regiment; Forty-seventh Regiment; Seventh Regiment; Troop A: General McLeer; Sheriff Doht, Long Island City; Maspeth Hook and Ladder Company No. 5, Grand Street; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2243</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,civilwar,greenpoint,labor,missingperson,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,slaver,truecrime,williamsburg,ww1,wwi</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b547045b9b58882f3582506f87bd7fa.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The McGuinness and The Chinese Exclusion Act; and the Friesel Bonusa Gang of Greenpoint</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mcguinness-and-the-chinese-exclusion-act-and-the-friesel-bonusa-gang-of-greenpoint--53952092</link><description><![CDATA[The McGuinness<br />7 Boys Held As Movie-Taught Robbers, Police Search For The Fagan<br />WWI: Private Joseph G. Beach, MIA since 1918<br />Alleged Yourful Crooks, 1898<br />Elevator Boy Loses Ear, 1903<br />The Greenpoint Friesel &amp; Bonuso Gang of Greenpoint: For A Yeggman.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53952092</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53952092/25_the_mcguinness_and_the_chinese_exclusion_act_and_the_friesel_bonusa_gang_of_greenpoint.mp3" length="33561767" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467/02c1bb30-f2ec-4c0e-8b2a-8fb9e17bf467.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The McGuinness
7 Boys Held As Movie-Taught Robbers, Police Search For The Fagan
WWI: Private Joseph G. Beach, MIA since 1918
Alleged Yourful Crooks, 1898
Elevator Boy Loses Ear, 1903
The Greenpoint Friesel &amp;amp; Bonuso Gang of Greenpoint: For A...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The McGuinness<br />7 Boys Held As Movie-Taught Robbers, Police Search For The Fagan<br />WWI: Private Joseph G. Beach, MIA since 1918<br />Alleged Yourful Crooks, 1898<br />Elevator Boy Loses Ear, 1903<br />The Greenpoint Friesel &amp; Bonuso Gang of Greenpoint: For A Yeggman.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2098</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,mcguinness,newtowncreek,wwimia,wwiveterans,yeggman</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/86ef045ae54529757246cb062941fafa.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Missing On Mount Washington, The Farleys That Never Were, and The McGuinness' Plans For Prisoner Meals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/missing-on-mount-washington-the-farleys-that-never-were-and-the-mcguinness-plans-for-prisoner-meals--53951298</link><description><![CDATA[The Farleys That Never Were<br />Mount Washington and John Keenan: Hidden For All Time<br />The McGuinness: Sheriff of the Athens of the East River, and Prisoners' Meals<br /><br />featuring: the Boston &amp; Maine Railroad.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53951298</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53951298/24_missing_on_mount_washington_the_farleys_that_never_were_and_the_mcguinness_plans_for_prisoner_meals.mp3" length="25561625" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3/a54bcec7-badf-43be-8d2d-853d03dfacf3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Farleys That Never Were
Mount Washington and John Keenan: Hidden For All Time
The McGuinness: Sheriff of the Athens of the East River, and Prisoners' Meals

featuring: the Boston &amp;amp; Maine Railroad.

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Farleys That Never Were<br />Mount Washington and John Keenan: Hidden For All Time<br />The McGuinness: Sheriff of the Athens of the East River, and Prisoners' Meals<br /><br />featuring: the Boston &amp; Maine Railroad.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1598</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>farley,greenpoint,mcguinness,mountwashington,prisoners,railroad</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d992e085642feffdabf451add343ff94.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The History of Mussel Island, the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893 revisited</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-mussel-island-the-long-island-railroad-disaster-of-1893-revisited--53949944</link><description><![CDATA[Mussel Island<br />Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857<br />Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929<br />Ownership<br />Stolen Speedboat, 1926<br />Oysters and Spam<br /><br /><b>Additions to the LongIsland Railroad Disaster of 1893:</b><br />Skelton's Morgue, Queens<br />John Philip Sousa and the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893<br />P. S. Gilmore<br />The World's Fair and Manhattan Beach<br />A Trip To Mars<br />Actor George Fielding<br />Understanding Gold vs. Silver and the Election of 1896: Free Silver and Sound Money<br />The Spirit of the Times<br />The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists<br />William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, and New Hampshire's Mount Washington<br /><br />featuring: The Long Island Railroad Disaster fallout: John Philip Sousa, The Storming of Vicksburg, P. S. Gilmore, The World's Fair, Gold Versus Silver in 1896, A Trip To Mars, George Phelan, The Spirit of the Times and The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists; Edgar Allan Poe, William Faulkner; New Hampshire's Mount Washington and the Disappearances of William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, the Fresh Air Club, the New York Athletic Club; Seafood; Peter Cooper Union; Gelatine Jello created; Brooklyn Union Gas Company; undertakers; Skelton's Morgue.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53949944</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53949944/23_the_history_of_mussel_island_the_long_island_railroad_disaster_of_1893_revisited.mp3" length="38729826" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae/b599a4db-f14d-43b7-b247-893648c756ae.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mussel Island
Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857
Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929
Ownership
Stolen Speedboat, 1926
Oysters and Spam

Additions to the LongIsland Railroad Disaster of 1893:
Skelton's Morgue, Queens
John Philip Sousa and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mussel Island<br />Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857<br />Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929<br />Ownership<br />Stolen Speedboat, 1926<br />Oysters and Spam<br /><br /><b>Additions to the LongIsland Railroad Disaster of 1893:</b><br />Skelton's Morgue, Queens<br />John Philip Sousa and the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893<br />P. S. Gilmore<br />The World's Fair and Manhattan Beach<br />A Trip To Mars<br />Actor George Fielding<br />Understanding Gold vs. Silver and the Election of 1896: Free Silver and Sound Money<br />The Spirit of the Times<br />The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists<br />William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, and New Hampshire's Mount Washington<br /><br />featuring: The Long Island Railroad Disaster fallout: John Philip Sousa, The Storming of Vicksburg, P. S. Gilmore, The World's Fair, Gold Versus Silver in 1896, A Trip To Mars, George Phelan, The Spirit of the Times and The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists; Edgar Allan Poe, William Faulkner; New Hampshire's Mount Washington and the Disappearances of William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, the Fresh Air Club, the New York Athletic Club; Seafood; Peter Cooper Union; Gelatine Jello created; Brooklyn Union Gas Company; undertakers; Skelton's Morgue.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2421</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bigbearschool,brooklyn,electionof1896,greenpoint,mountwashington,musselisland,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,psgilmore,queens,railroaddisaster,sousa,spiritofthetimes,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5ff934c858126afb4ee797a8c03b4054.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893, The McGuinness' Xenophobia; Maggie, In Her Best, and the Psychic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-island-railroad-disaster-of-1893-the-mcguinness-xenophobia-maggie-in-her-best-and-the-psychic--53945413</link><description><![CDATA[Oil Fire,Terrible Explosion, Worker Cut In Two 1883<br />A Man Drowned At Hunters Point, Shameful Conduct Of Bystanders, 1870<br />Long Island Railroad Disaster, 1893<br />Newtown Creek Being Made Deeper: The Removal Of Mussel Island, 1922<br />McGuinness Raids In Vain, 1922<br />City Employee Dead in Newtown Creek, 1909<br />2000 Men Fight Fire Sweeping Vast Oil Store, Fireboats Float In A Sea Of Flames On Newtown Creek, 1919<br />Missing Girl, part 9: Maggie Kueblein and the Camden Clairvoyant, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Mussel Island; Standard Oil Company; Sone &amp; Fleming; Columbia Distilling Company; Peter Cooper Glue Works, Cooper Union; American Agricultural Company; Pratt Works; Fire Chief John Kenlon; fireboats Abram S. Hewitt, New Yorker; 197 Norman Avenue; 150 Meeker Street; 229 Dupont Street; 181 Greenpoint Avenue; Spirit of the Times; St. John's Hospital; Skelton's Morgue; Haberman's Agateware Manufactory; schooner George S. Puge; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53945413</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53945413/22_the_long_island_railroad_disaster_of_1893_the_mcguinness_xenophobia_maggie_in_her_best_and_the_psychic.mp3" length="37070554" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50/9095e8c1-0393-42ae-8418-acff31ef4d50.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Oil Fire,Terrible Explosion, Worker Cut In Two 1883
A Man Drowned At Hunters Point, Shameful Conduct Of Bystanders, 1870
Long Island Railroad Disaster, 1893
Newtown Creek Being Made Deeper: The Removal Of Mussel Island, 1922
McGuinness Raids In Vain,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Oil Fire,Terrible Explosion, Worker Cut In Two 1883<br />A Man Drowned At Hunters Point, Shameful Conduct Of Bystanders, 1870<br />Long Island Railroad Disaster, 1893<br />Newtown Creek Being Made Deeper: The Removal Of Mussel Island, 1922<br />McGuinness Raids In Vain, 1922<br />City Employee Dead in Newtown Creek, 1909<br />2000 Men Fight Fire Sweeping Vast Oil Store, Fireboats Float In A Sea Of Flames On Newtown Creek, 1919<br />Missing Girl, part 9: Maggie Kueblein and the Camden Clairvoyant, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Mussel Island; Standard Oil Company; Sone &amp; Fleming; Columbia Distilling Company; Peter Cooper Glue Works, Cooper Union; American Agricultural Company; Pratt Works; Fire Chief John Kenlon; fireboats Abram S. Hewitt, New Yorker; 197 Norman Avenue; 150 Meeker Street; 229 Dupont Street; 181 Greenpoint Avenue; Spirit of the Times; St. John's Hospital; Skelton's Morgue; Haberman's Agateware Manufactory; schooner George S. Puge; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2317</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,hunterspoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,railroaddisaster,truecrime,williamsburg,xenophobia</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea0c6224200c41fffec574518d639fd2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Where Did the Hills of Greenpoint Go?, and Pinkertons On The Creek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-did-the-hills-of-greenpoint-go-and-pinkertons-on-the-creek--53944558</link><description><![CDATA[Greenpoint: August 21, 1850<br />The Hills Must All Come Down<br />Pinkertons On The Creek, 1887<br />Workers, Bosses, Owners and the Laurel Hill Chemical Works<br /><br />Featuring: Maspeth; Laurel Hill Chemical Works; Strikes &amp; Pinkertons; Workers kidnapped to replace strikers.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53944558</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53944558/21_where_did_the_hills_of_greenpoint_go_and_pinkertons_on_the_creek.mp3" length="17585674" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923/939db58b-ae60-4328-9544-3c278ade4923.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Greenpoint: August 21, 1850
The Hills Must All Come Down
Pinkertons On The Creek, 1887
Workers, Bosses, Owners and the Laurel Hill Chemical Works

Featuring: Maspeth; Laurel Hill Chemical Works; Strikes &amp;amp; Pinkertons; Workers kidnapped to replace...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greenpoint: August 21, 1850<br />The Hills Must All Come Down<br />Pinkertons On The Creek, 1887<br />Workers, Bosses, Owners and the Laurel Hill Chemical Works<br /><br />Featuring: Maspeth; Laurel Hill Chemical Works; Strikes &amp; Pinkertons; Workers kidnapped to replace strikers.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,labor,newyorkcityhistory,pinkertons,queens,unions</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7e6c290c72624ac67b224120b497d3d8.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Penny Bridge Disaster of 1894, Toner's Penny Bridge Hotel, Miss Annie Foley: Courageous Superhero Among Frightened Men</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-penny-bridge-disaster-of-1894-toner-s-penny-bridge-hotel-miss-annie-foley-courageous-superhero-among-frightened-men--53944343</link><description><![CDATA[Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53944343</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53944343/20_the_penny_bridge_disaster_of_1894_toner_s_penny_bridge_hotel_miss_annie_foley_courageous_superhero_among_frightened_men.mp3" length="40437649" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a/17245555-e1aa-4377-aeb1-d495f3556c7a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2528</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1894,anniefoley,greenpoint,newyorkcityhistory,pennybridge,queens,tonerspennybridgehotel,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cef8bb27bc2be2cbecc8546ec413642a.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ferries: A History of Greenpoint and New York City Ferries; Awful Calamities and Enterprising Street Boys</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ferries-a-history-of-greenpoint-and-new-york-city-ferries-awful-calamities-and-enterprising-street-boys--53938971</link><description><![CDATA[A Man People Watching On a Commuter Ferry in 1853<br />The First Ferries in Brooklyn<br />The Union Ferry Company: Total Dickheads<br />The Greenpoint Company<br />A Sufferer: Commuting Hell<br />The Greenpoint Ferry, 1857<br />The Union Ferry Company: Life's Hard For Us Rich Monopolists Too, You Know<br />The Union Ferry Company's Nemesis: Street Boys<br />The City Takes Over To Usher The Ferry System Into Oblivion<br />Austerity and The Death of the Greenpoint Ferry, and Apparently the Political Career of The McGuinness<br />Save the Ferries for War, 1942<br />Public Transit, Public Money, Debt Service, Occupy Wall Street<br /><br />featuring: Ravenswood Buckwick Green Point and Hallet's Cove Turnpike, Horse Boats Team Boats, Union Ferry Company, Commuters, McGuinness<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53938971</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53938971/19_ferries_a_history_of_greenpoint_and_new_york_city_ferries_awful_calamities_and_enterprising_street_boys.mp3" length="55025659" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392/a0f157ac-2259-4024-9ac0-f02075506392.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Man People Watching On a Commuter Ferry in 1853
The First Ferries in Brooklyn
The Union Ferry Company: Total Dickheads
The Greenpoint Company
A Sufferer: Commuting Hell
The Greenpoint Ferry, 1857
The Union Ferry Company: Life's Hard For Us Rich...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Man People Watching On a Commuter Ferry in 1853<br />The First Ferries in Brooklyn<br />The Union Ferry Company: Total Dickheads<br />The Greenpoint Company<br />A Sufferer: Commuting Hell<br />The Greenpoint Ferry, 1857<br />The Union Ferry Company: Life's Hard For Us Rich Monopolists Too, You Know<br />The Union Ferry Company's Nemesis: Street Boys<br />The City Takes Over To Usher The Ferry System Into Oblivion<br />Austerity and The Death of the Greenpoint Ferry, and Apparently the Political Career of The McGuinness<br />Save the Ferries for War, 1942<br />Public Transit, Public Money, Debt Service, Occupy Wall Street<br /><br />featuring: Ravenswood Buckwick Green Point and Hallet's Cove Turnpike, Horse Boats Team Boats, Union Ferry Company, Commuters, McGuinness<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3440</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austerity,brooklyn,commuting,ferries,greenpoint,mcguinness,occupywallstreet,publictransit,unionferrycompany,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d15afa7e3bd164f7e48b619c2e8d434.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Penny Bridge Disaster Revisited, Guldensuppe's Head, Where in Kings County is Maggie?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-penny-bridge-disaster-revisited-guldensuppe-s-head-where-in-kings-county-is-maggie--53935818</link><description><![CDATA[At Least Two Lives Lost, Newtown Creek Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894<br />Greenpoint, 1850: A Debutantes' Ball<br />Guldensuppe and Mrs. Nack, 1897<br />Naptha Tank's Exploded, 1896<br />Missing Girl, part 8: Maggie Kueblein: Not Yet Found, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Laurel Hill Chemical Works: Coroner Strong; Greenpoint Avenue bridge; Toner's Penny Bridge Hotel: Into Icy Newtown Creek + Down With A Bridge + Still finding more bodies; District Attorney Fleming; contractors Dean &amp; Westbrook; Delaware and Hudson Coal Company; United States &amp; Canada Degreasing Company; Hommel's flag yard.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53935818</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53935818/18_the_penny_bridge_disaster_revisited_guldensuppe_s_head_where_in_kings_county_is_maggie.mp3" length="37910633" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08/2554b95d-cf31-4577-9455-e8db74c11f08.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At Least Two Lives Lost, Newtown Creek Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894
Greenpoint, 1850: A Debutantes' Ball
Guldensuppe and Mrs. Nack, 1897
Naptha Tank's Exploded, 1896
Missing Girl, part 8: Maggie Kueblein: Not Yet Found, 1887

featuring: Laurel Hill...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At Least Two Lives Lost, Newtown Creek Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894<br />Greenpoint, 1850: A Debutantes' Ball<br />Guldensuppe and Mrs. Nack, 1897<br />Naptha Tank's Exploded, 1896<br />Missing Girl, part 8: Maggie Kueblein: Not Yet Found, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Laurel Hill Chemical Works: Coroner Strong; Greenpoint Avenue bridge; Toner's Penny Bridge Hotel: Into Icy Newtown Creek + Down With A Bridge + Still finding more bodies; District Attorney Fleming; contractors Dean &amp; Westbrook; Delaware and Hudson Coal Company; United States &amp; Canada Degreasing Company; Hommel's flag yard.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2370</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,missingperson,newyorkcityhistory,queens,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9855c9094ace3489e36901b0f7b395c2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Old Man Family Annihilator in Brooklyn, 1896</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/old-man-family-annihilator-in-brooklyn-1896--53931431</link><description><![CDATA[The Schwab Family.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53931431</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53931431/17_old_man_family_annihilator_in_brooklyn_1896.mp3" length="18753430" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f/4d8e707a-668b-448f-9358-fa4fd4164f0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Schwab Family.

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Schwab Family.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1173</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,familyannihilator,greenpoint,newyorkcityhistory,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/022bb7dd363d8ad1cad7becd3f288917.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The 1708 Slave Rebellion in New York City, and How It Is Connected To Elizabeth Winthrop Feake Hallett and Who She Is</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-1708-slave-rebellion-in-new-york-city-and-how-it-is-connected-to-elizabeth-winthrop-feake-hallett-and-who-she-is--53925645</link><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Winthrop Feake Hallett<br />Massacres in Colonial New York<br />The Halletts in Queens<br />The 1708 Slave Rebellion in Queens<br />Gendered Punishments For Rebellion<br />Tortured for Rebellion: Put To All Torments Possible For A Terror To Others<br />John Underhill, Mass Murderer of New York and Environs<br />Women's Suffrage in 1737<br />The Alops and Descendants<br /><br />featuring: Slave Rebellion, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage, John Winthrop, Hallett's Cove, Raritan, Maspeth, Rockaways, Governor Stuyvesant, Quakers, Society for the Propogation of the Gospel, John Underhill, Continental Congress, Federalist Papers, Execution for Men and Women in the Law; scholar Rebecca Hall; James Byrd, Jr.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925645</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53925645/16_the_1708_slave_rebellion_in_new_york_city_and_how_it_is_connected_to_elizabeth_winthrop_feake_hallett_and_who_she_is.mp3" length="18001595" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9/82d9c63f-4663-48b9-8076-b9ddc58ce0e9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Elizabeth Winthrop Feake Hallett
Massacres in Colonial New York
The Halletts in Queens
The 1708 Slave Rebellion in Queens
Gendered Punishments For Rebellion
Tortured for Rebellion: Put To All Torments Possible For A Terror To Others
John Underhill,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Winthrop Feake Hallett<br />Massacres in Colonial New York<br />The Halletts in Queens<br />The 1708 Slave Rebellion in Queens<br />Gendered Punishments For Rebellion<br />Tortured for Rebellion: Put To All Torments Possible For A Terror To Others<br />John Underhill, Mass Murderer of New York and Environs<br />Women's Suffrage in 1737<br />The Alops and Descendants<br /><br />featuring: Slave Rebellion, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage, John Winthrop, Hallett's Cove, Raritan, Maspeth, Rockaways, Governor Stuyvesant, Quakers, Society for the Propogation of the Gospel, John Underhill, Continental Congress, Federalist Papers, Execution for Men and Women in the Law; scholar Rebecca Hall; James Byrd, Jr.<br /><br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1126</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>colonialamerica,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,slaverebellion,torture,womenssuffrage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa18bb2a265d4851684b1ca926dbe4b6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slavery and Revolution On Newtown Creek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slavery-and-revolution-on-newtown-creek--53923991</link><description><![CDATA[Greenpoint and Slavery<br />Slavery Abolition in New York State, Kind Of<br />New York City and Slavery<br />Thomas Alsop: Enslaver and His Runaway Notices<br />Alsop Farm at Penny Bridge, Sold<br />The Alsops and the Yellow Fever of 1847/8<br />Frederick Douglas and The Power of Public Opinion<br />Public Transportation in the North and South: The Jim Crow Car<br />Staten Island Quarantine Ground, and Suppressing Pandemic Numbers<br />The Alsops, Colonial New York to 1776 and Onwards: The American Revolution On Newtown Creek<br /><br />featuring: Slavery and Escape In New York: Blissville, Sojourner Truth, Rutgers University, Harriet Powell, Colonial New York, Illinois Bounty Lands, Staten Island Quarantine Grounds, Pandemic, Frederick Douglas, Public Transportation, Colonial Medicine and Physicians, Lord Cornbury, Lord Cornwallis, The Capture of New York, Revolutionary War, Tories, Sir Henry Clinton, Quakers, Iconography of Manhattan Island; Yellow Fever Pandemic of 1848.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53923991</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53923991/15_slavery_and_revolution_on_newtown_creek.mp3" length="80209308" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9/76b46fd6-2150-43c4-a31a-bf760f56e2f9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Greenpoint and Slavery
Slavery Abolition in New York State, Kind Of
New York City and Slavery
Thomas Alsop: Enslaver and His Runaway Notices
Alsop Farm at Penny Bridge, Sold
The Alsops and the Yellow Fever of 1847/8
Frederick Douglas and The Power of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greenpoint and Slavery<br />Slavery Abolition in New York State, Kind Of<br />New York City and Slavery<br />Thomas Alsop: Enslaver and His Runaway Notices<br />Alsop Farm at Penny Bridge, Sold<br />The Alsops and the Yellow Fever of 1847/8<br />Frederick Douglas and The Power of Public Opinion<br />Public Transportation in the North and South: The Jim Crow Car<br />Staten Island Quarantine Ground, and Suppressing Pandemic Numbers<br />The Alsops, Colonial New York to 1776 and Onwards: The American Revolution On Newtown Creek<br /><br />featuring: Slavery and Escape In New York: Blissville, Sojourner Truth, Rutgers University, Harriet Powell, Colonial New York, Illinois Bounty Lands, Staten Island Quarantine Grounds, Pandemic, Frederick Douglas, Public Transportation, Colonial Medicine and Physicians, Lord Cornbury, Lord Cornwallis, The Capture of New York, Revolutionary War, Tories, Sir Henry Clinton, Quakers, Iconography of Manhattan Island; Yellow Fever Pandemic of 1848.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5014</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1776,brooklyn,colonialnewyork,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,newyorkcityslavery,queens,slavery,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e35416ae95357e17cf49ae2192d2c0fb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Streets On Fire, Trains In Flames, the Alsop Farm, Who Killed Guldensuppe and Who Disposed of His Head_</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/streets-on-fire-trains-in-flames-the-alsop-farm-who-killed-guldensuppe-and-who-disposed-of-his-head--53913608</link><description><![CDATA[A Street In Greenpoint On Fire, 1888<br />Nine Sources of Bad Odors On Newtown Creek, 1894<br />He Shot To Kill Three, 1896<br />$200,000 Fire Delays Long Island Trains, Two Trains Speed Through Flames, 1913<br />The Alsop Farm On Newtown Creek, 1807<br />The Murder and Dismemberment of Guldensuppe, 1897<br />New York Harbor Pollution, 1923<br />Oil Works On Fire, Spontaneous Combustion Blamed 1881<br />Missing Girl, part 7: Missing Maggie Kueblein: A Wild Shriek, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Wissel's Dead Animal Wharf; Mayor Schieren; Thomas Alsop.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53913608</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53913608/14_streets_on_fire_trains_in_flames_the_alsop_farm_who_killed_guldensuppe_and_who_disposed_of_his_head.mp3" length="40614426" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095/d0abd25b-08cc-434e-a381-d467b4afd095.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Street In Greenpoint On Fire, 1888
Nine Sources of Bad Odors On Newtown Creek, 1894
He Shot To Kill Three, 1896
$200,000 Fire Delays Long Island Trains, Two Trains Speed Through Flames, 1913
The Alsop Farm On Newtown Creek, 1807
The Murder and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Street In Greenpoint On Fire, 1888<br />Nine Sources of Bad Odors On Newtown Creek, 1894<br />He Shot To Kill Three, 1896<br />$200,000 Fire Delays Long Island Trains, Two Trains Speed Through Flames, 1913<br />The Alsop Farm On Newtown Creek, 1807<br />The Murder and Dismemberment of Guldensuppe, 1897<br />New York Harbor Pollution, 1923<br />Oil Works On Fire, Spontaneous Combustion Blamed 1881<br />Missing Girl, part 7: Missing Maggie Kueblein: A Wild Shriek, 1887<br /><br />featuring: Wissel's Dead Animal Wharf; Mayor Schieren; Thomas Alsop.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2539</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aa26c48b2528ff69788107169a690005.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>He Belonged To New York, Rats Topple Building, The Anti-Anarchist Capitalist, The Astral</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-belonged-to-new-york-rats-topple-building-the-anti-anarchist-capitalist-the-astral--53900659</link><description><![CDATA[Anarchist Capitalist: Otto Eckhold<br />The Brig Avarice<br />The Bangville Police<br />Drownings and Accidents in Newtown Creek<br />The Goodwin Accident, 1808<br />Boy Drowned While Bathing, 1853<br />Found Drowned, 1853<br />Boy: Fatal Occurrence On the Flushing Railroad: He Belonged To New York, 1854<br />Terrible Accident Near New York, Two Men and Six Horses, 1860<br />Suicide In Brooklyn, On the Bridge, 1874<br />Long Island Suicide: Farce Follows Suicide, 1891<br />Building Felled By New York City Rats, 1859<br />Landmark The Astral Sold In Brooklyn Deal, 1963<br />Body of an Infant Caught On Hook In Newtown Creek, 1855<br />42 Are Homeless As 400 Flee Fire, 1952<br />Fatal Accident On Flushing Railroad Bridge, 1858<br />Barge Sinks In Newtown Creek, 1935<br />Sixteen Year Old Drowns, 1832<br />Pulaski Bridge, 1954<br />Death By Drowning, 1845<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53900659</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53900659/13_he_belonged_to_new_york_rats_topple_building_the_anti_anarchist_capitalist_the_astral.mp3" length="29257624" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf/cf6f472a-d374-47b7-bef5-a087b16f18cf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anarchist Capitalist: Otto Eckhold
The Brig Avarice
The Bangville Police
Drownings and Accidents in Newtown Creek
The Goodwin Accident, 1808
Boy Drowned While Bathing, 1853
Found Drowned, 1853
Boy: Fatal Occurrence On the Flushing Railroad: He...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anarchist Capitalist: Otto Eckhold<br />The Brig Avarice<br />The Bangville Police<br />Drownings and Accidents in Newtown Creek<br />The Goodwin Accident, 1808<br />Boy Drowned While Bathing, 1853<br />Found Drowned, 1853<br />Boy: Fatal Occurrence On the Flushing Railroad: He Belonged To New York, 1854<br />Terrible Accident Near New York, Two Men and Six Horses, 1860<br />Suicide In Brooklyn, On the Bridge, 1874<br />Long Island Suicide: Farce Follows Suicide, 1891<br />Building Felled By New York City Rats, 1859<br />Landmark The Astral Sold In Brooklyn Deal, 1963<br />Body of an Infant Caught On Hook In Newtown Creek, 1855<br />42 Are Homeless As 400 Flee Fire, 1952<br />Fatal Accident On Flushing Railroad Bridge, 1858<br />Barge Sinks In Newtown Creek, 1935<br />Sixteen Year Old Drowns, 1832<br />Pulaski Bridge, 1954<br />Death By Drowning, 1845<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1829</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcity,rats,theastral,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/00d647ad0b68d300260b8e39fe56a940.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Anarchists, Fires Grand and Startling, Marauders, Posse Comitatus What?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/anarchists-fires-grand-and-startling-marauders-posse-comitatus-what--53899412</link><description><![CDATA[Flames In Oil Refineries, 1882<br />Williamsburg Joins Brooklyn, 1855<br />Lost Child But Saved Wife, 1900<br />Newtown Creek Nuisances, 1881<br />Rueben Ovington Drowns In Newtown Creek, 1862 <br />Anarchists At Maspeth, 1893<br />Another Petroleum Fire, Ten Thousand Barrels, 1869<br />Missing girl, part 6: Maggie Kueblein: Missing For A Week, 1887<br /><br />Featuring: fire-priggers, river theives, land sharks; Devoe Manufacturing Company; steamer Minnchanouck; brig Avarice; lager-beer saloon kept by F. C. Bloomer; E.V. Crandall's Factory; Otto Eckhold; St. Catharine's Hospital; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53899412</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53899412/12_anarchists_fires_grand_and_startling_marauders_posse_comitatus_what.mp3" length="36238780" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d/b9db0add-0428-43f2-93b8-886a26f0104d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Flames In Oil Refineries, 1882
Williamsburg Joins Brooklyn, 1855
Lost Child But Saved Wife, 1900
Newtown Creek Nuisances, 1881
Rueben Ovington Drowns In Newtown Creek, 1862 
Anarchists At Maspeth, 1893
Another Petroleum Fire, Ten Thousand Barrels,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Flames In Oil Refineries, 1882<br />Williamsburg Joins Brooklyn, 1855<br />Lost Child But Saved Wife, 1900<br />Newtown Creek Nuisances, 1881<br />Rueben Ovington Drowns In Newtown Creek, 1862 <br />Anarchists At Maspeth, 1893<br />Another Petroleum Fire, Ten Thousand Barrels, 1869<br />Missing girl, part 6: Maggie Kueblein: Missing For A Week, 1887<br /><br />Featuring: fire-priggers, river theives, land sharks; Devoe Manufacturing Company; steamer Minnchanouck; brig Avarice; lager-beer saloon kept by F. C. Bloomer; E.V. Crandall's Factory; Otto Eckhold; St. Catharine's Hospital; The Bangville Police.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2265</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anarchists,brooklyn,greenpoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/075aaf86797760b7b4df1049b5881603.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Reckless Steamboats, Diamonds in the Creek, Hermits and Maroon Communities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reckless-steamboats-diamonds-in-the-creek-hermits-and-maroon-communities--53895347</link><description><![CDATA[August Depperman, Hermit's, and Maroon Communities<br />Carry Dead Body In Streets, 1904, part 2<br />George Fuchstein: Drink the Cause of His Death? or The Growler Gang?, 1891<br />Fire Sweeping The Brooklyn Waterfront, 1952<br />Missing Child of G.B. Schoonmaker Found In Creek, 1854<br />Diver Digs Vainly In Mud For Gems, 1935<br />Reckless Steamboat Navigation, 1852<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53895347</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53895347/11_reckless_steamboats_diamonds_in_the_creek_hermits_and_maroon_communities.mp3" length="29369623" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9/3ac42ce6-cd9e-4899-b958-8812b99191e9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>August Depperman, Hermit's, and Maroon Communities
Carry Dead Body In Streets, 1904, part 2
George Fuchstein: Drink the Cause of His Death? or The Growler Gang?, 1891
Fire Sweeping The Brooklyn Waterfront, 1952
Missing Child of G.B. Schoonmaker Found...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[August Depperman, Hermit's, and Maroon Communities<br />Carry Dead Body In Streets, 1904, part 2<br />George Fuchstein: Drink the Cause of His Death? or The Growler Gang?, 1891<br />Fire Sweeping The Brooklyn Waterfront, 1952<br />Missing Child of G.B. Schoonmaker Found In Creek, 1854<br />Diver Digs Vainly In Mud For Gems, 1935<br />Reckless Steamboat Navigation, 1852<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1836</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,brooklyngangs,fdny,greenpoint,marooncommunities,mccandless,steamboats,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0905431b88beedeff2e08b05765dc020.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cop In A Canoe On The Creek Full of Stenches, Bodies and Hermits</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop-in-a-canoe-on-the-creek-full-of-stenches-bodies-and-hermits--53891379</link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday a Fire Occurred, Explosion of a Still, 1872<br />Our Only Seagoing Traffic Cop, 1923<br />A Serious Oil Fire, Fatal Explosion, 1888<br />Carried Body In Streets, 1904<br />The Newtown Creek Nuisance, 1878<br />McGuinness Seeks To Stop Women Smoking, 1921<br />A Hermit's Life, 1893<br />Drink the Cause of His Death, 1891<br />Maggie's Fate Still A Mystery, 1887<br /><br />featuring: 'Buffalo Girls' Finnish Dance; the House of Refuge; Women's Lib &amp; Women Smoking.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53891379</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53891379/10_cop_in_a_canoe_on_the_creek_full_of_stenches_bodies_and_hermits.mp3" length="35510688" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960/98e897eb-7f26-4419-9c5a-6d65ccc8b960.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Yesterday a Fire Occurred, Explosion of a Still, 1872
Our Only Seagoing Traffic Cop, 1923
A Serious Oil Fire, Fatal Explosion, 1888
Carried Body In Streets, 1904
The Newtown Creek Nuisance, 1878
McGuinness Seeks To Stop Women Smoking, 1921
A Hermit's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yesterday a Fire Occurred, Explosion of a Still, 1872<br />Our Only Seagoing Traffic Cop, 1923<br />A Serious Oil Fire, Fatal Explosion, 1888<br />Carried Body In Streets, 1904<br />The Newtown Creek Nuisance, 1878<br />McGuinness Seeks To Stop Women Smoking, 1921<br />A Hermit's Life, 1893<br />Drink the Cause of His Death, 1891<br />Maggie's Fate Still A Mystery, 1887<br /><br />featuring: 'Buffalo Girls' Finnish Dance; the House of Refuge; Women's Lib &amp; Women Smoking.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2220</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,hermit,missingperson,newtowncreek,newyorkcityhistory,queens,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bb69e6ce0ec806a527f384f0f3b15047.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Drawbridge Tragedy, Bombs In the Creek, Long Island City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/drawbridge-tragedy-bombs-in-the-creek-long-island-city-s-triangle-shirtwaist-factory--53882509</link><description><![CDATA[Williamsburg &amp; Greenpoint &amp; Munitions<br />500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969<br />City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919<br />Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854<br />William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge Turnpike Road Company, 1843<br />Bridge Swept Away, 1820<br />2 Killed 22 Hurt In Wild Rush in Fire At Subway Worker's Building Long Island City, 1929<br />Fire In Brooklyn Rages 4 Hours, 1965<br /><br />featuring: Paule Marshall: Brown Girl, Brownstones; FDNY smoke-eaters; obstructing the Creek with a tug; stampede to escape; smoldering ruins of a pickle factory, beer distributors warehouse damaged.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53882509</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53882509/9_drawbridge_tragedy_bombs_in_the_creek_long_island_city_s_triangle_shirtwaist_factory_storms_and_fires.mp3" length="29890012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360/1551e625-37eb-49eb-987d-6c80cb894360.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Williamsburg &amp;amp; Greenpoint &amp;amp; Munitions
500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969
City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919
Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854
William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge Turnpike Road Company, 1843
Bridge Swept Away, 1820
2...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Williamsburg &amp; Greenpoint &amp; Munitions<br />500 Pound Bomb Defused, 1969<br />City's Big Oil Fire Burning Itself Out, 1919<br />Boy Killed In Drawbridge, 1854<br />William Dykes vs. The Bushwick Newtown Bridge Turnpike Road Company, 1843<br />Bridge Swept Away, 1820<br />2 Killed 22 Hurt In Wild Rush in Fire At Subway Worker's Building Long Island City, 1929<br />Fire In Brooklyn Rages 4 Hours, 1965<br /><br />featuring: Paule Marshall: Brown Girl, Brownstones; FDNY smoke-eaters; obstructing the Creek with a tug; stampede to escape; smoldering ruins of a pickle factory, beer distributors warehouse damaged.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1869</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyhistory,brooklyn,drawbridges,greenpoint,munitions,newtowncreek,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/759f5977ee5632d51ac0f42f8706ccdb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Penny Bridge Disaster, The Bushwick Mystery, and Another Great Greenpoint Fire</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-penny-bridge-disaster-the-bushwick-mystery-and-another-great-greenpoint-fire--53880631</link><description><![CDATA[Bridge Gave Way, Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894<br />Greenpoint Oil Fire Spreading, 1919<br />You're Not Guilty But Don't Do It Again, 1909<br />Newtown Creek Erecting Toll Bridge, 1802<br />Fire On Land and Water, 1889<br />France Must Pay Tax On Land Here, 1925<br />Missing girl, part 4: Maggie Kueblein: The Bushwick Mystery, 1887<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53880631</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53880631/8_the_penny_bridge_disaster_the_bushwick_mystery_and_another_great_greenpoint_fire.mp3" length="37782731" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01/d6e02c1a-d5fd-4c17-978f-ca11bf74ff01.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bridge Gave Way, Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894
Greenpoint Oil Fire Spreading, 1919
You're Not Guilty But Don't Do It Again, 1909
Newtown Creek Erecting Toll Bridge, 1802
Fire On Land and Water, 1889
France Must Pay Tax On Land Here, 1925
Missing girl,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bridge Gave Way, Penny Bridge Disaster, 1894<br />Greenpoint Oil Fire Spreading, 1919<br />You're Not Guilty But Don't Do It Again, 1909<br />Newtown Creek Erecting Toll Bridge, 1802<br />Fire On Land and Water, 1889<br />France Must Pay Tax On Land Here, 1925<br />Missing girl, part 4: Maggie Kueblein: The Bushwick Mystery, 1887<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2362</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,brooklynhistory,greenpoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8977a14e83b2c716e64ecab1153d0ec.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Margaret Conlan and Mrs. Tinpe and the Stubborn Fires In The Garden Spot</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/margaret-conlan-and-mrs-tinpe-and-the-stubborn-fires-in-the-garden-spot--53863131</link><description><![CDATA[Margaret Conlan of Brooklyn, 1859<br />Mrs. Tinpe: Mother and Babes Gone, 1903<br />The Garden Spot of America, 1946<br />Tanks Menaced By Gasoline Blasts, 1930<br />Gasoline Fire Contained On Brooklyn Waterfront, 1970<br />Stubborn Fire in Brooklyn, 1940 <br /><br />featuring: true crime, missing person, postpartum, firemen rescue Greenpoint cat.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53863131</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53863131/7_margaret_conlan_and_mrs_tinpe_and_the_stubborn_fires_in_the_garden_spot.mp3" length="28897327" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2/0e51ea5f-ba0b-494d-9d6a-a1ea47c11ed2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Margaret Conlan of Brooklyn, 1859
Mrs. Tinpe: Mother and Babes Gone, 1903
The Garden Spot of America, 1946
Tanks Menaced By Gasoline Blasts, 1930
Gasoline Fire Contained On Brooklyn Waterfront, 1970
Stubborn Fire in Brooklyn, 1940 

featuring: true...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Conlan of Brooklyn, 1859<br />Mrs. Tinpe: Mother and Babes Gone, 1903<br />The Garden Spot of America, 1946<br />Tanks Menaced By Gasoline Blasts, 1930<br />Gasoline Fire Contained On Brooklyn Waterfront, 1970<br />Stubborn Fire in Brooklyn, 1940 <br /><br />featuring: true crime, missing person, postpartum, firemen rescue Greenpoint cat.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1807</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyhistory,brooklyn,firemencat,greenpoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,postpartum,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/652580f2691e5bfb64af212a8f594a81.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stealing From Standard Oil, Running From Bull Run, and Still Missing Maggie</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stealing-from-standard-oil-running-from-bull-run-and-still-missing-maggie--53859425</link><description><![CDATA[Three Men Leap From Pillar Of Fire, 1900 <br />Skinning the Standard Oil Company, 1908 <br />Bull Run Deserters, 1862 <br />A Greenpoint Pest Hole, 1877 <br />For Sale: Farm On Newtown Creek, 1790 <br />The Whale Creek Butchery: Saw Two Men Pour Acid On Slain Girl and Burn Mattress, 1908<br />French War Base Sale, 1924<br />Missing Maggie Kueblein, 1887: Bushwick is an ugly place for a night mystery<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53859425</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53859425/6_stealing_from_standard_oil_running_from_bull_run_and_still_missing_maggie.mp3" length="35278730" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b/50ce78a8-6d87-4171-a763-061a9255653b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three Men Leap From Pillar Of Fire, 1900 
Skinning the Standard Oil Company, 1908 
Bull Run Deserters, 1862 
A Greenpoint Pest Hole, 1877 
For Sale: Farm On Newtown Creek, 1790 
The Whale Creek Butchery: Saw Two Men Pour Acid On Slain Girl and Burn...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three Men Leap From Pillar Of Fire, 1900 <br />Skinning the Standard Oil Company, 1908 <br />Bull Run Deserters, 1862 <br />A Greenpoint Pest Hole, 1877 <br />For Sale: Farm On Newtown Creek, 1790 <br />The Whale Creek Butchery: Saw Two Men Pour Acid On Slain Girl and Burn Mattress, 1908<br />French War Base Sale, 1924<br />Missing Maggie Kueblein, 1887: Bushwick is an ugly place for a night mystery<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2205</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,bullrun,greenpoint,missingperson,newtowncreek,standardoil,truecrime,williamsburg</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c1064e734515b2a5db3512c88c5e487e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The History of Barren Island, and Why Vassar Students Chew So Much Gum</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-barren-island-and-why-vassar-students-chew-so-much-gum--53828298</link><description><![CDATA[Barren Island: New York City's dump and recycling ground for a century; and Why Do Old Newspapers Think Vassar Students Chew So Much Gum?<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53828298</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53828298/the_history_of_barren_island_and_why_vassar_girls_chew_so_much_gum.mp3" length="31681763" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928/089cf73e-f017-492a-9ba5-20761aaa4928.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Barren Island: New York City's dump and recycling ground for a century; and Why Do Old Newspapers Think Vassar Students Chew So Much Gum?

Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Barren Island: New York City's dump and recycling ground for a century; and Why Do Old Newspapers Think Vassar Students Chew So Much Gum?<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce. <br /><br />Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1981</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,bullrun,greenpoint,standardoil</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/619994bee76691ae99dace8b415d4683.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mayhem On The Waters, Stenches Within</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mayhem-on-the-waters-stenches-within--53801618</link><description><![CDATA[Swirling Barges, 1922<br />Tugboat Burns, 1908<br />Where Stenches Abound, 1881<br />Maggie Kueblein: Where Is She?, 1887<br /><br />Featuring: ferryboat Bronx; Mill Rock; Barren Island; and part 2 of the story of missing girl Maggie Kueblein.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53801618</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 03:17:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53801618/mayhem_on_the_waters_stenches_within.mp3" length="37390219" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26/6e62cac1-b713-4616-86f8-527471261c26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Swirling Barges, 1922
Tugboat Burns, 1908
Where Stenches Abound, 1881
Maggie Kueblein: Where Is She?, 1887

Featuring: ferryboat Bronx; Mill Rock; Barren Island; and part 2 of the story of missing girl Maggie Kueblein.

Exploding Brooklyn tells the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Swirling Barges, 1922<br />Tugboat Burns, 1908<br />Where Stenches Abound, 1881<br />Maggie Kueblein: Where Is She?, 1887<br /><br />Featuring: ferryboat Bronx; Mill Rock; Barren Island; and part 2 of the story of missing girl Maggie Kueblein.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2337</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,missinggirl,newtowncreek,tugboats</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71ce6f027b745fdc61ff39d280a40351.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The History of Penny Bridge Over Newtown Creek; and How US Railroads From China Ended Up In Greenpoint</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-penny-bridge-over-newtown-creek-and-how-us-railroads-from-china-ended-up-in-greenpoint--53742950</link><description><![CDATA[<b>The History of Penny Bridge Over Newtown Creek; </b><br /><b>How US Railroads From China Ended Up In Greenpoint; </b><br /><b>the first Greenpoint &amp; Williamsburg Fire Departments; </b><br /><b>North Brooklyn and 1776; </b><br /><b>Creeks and Corpses.</b><br /><br />featuring: the Penny Bridge Is Doomed; the Penny Bridge Tragedy of 1907; Towerman and Flagman Charged With Homicide, 1907; the Battle of Long Island; the Fire Department of Greenpoint, Engine No. 15; bark Tiber; railroads; anti-Asian xenophobia; Hong Kong Railway Society; History of the Great American Fortunes; Jay Gould; Russell Sage; revolution.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53742950</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 01:41:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53742950/the_history_of_penny_bridge_over_newtown_creek_and_how_us_railroads_from_china_ended_up_in_greenpoint.mp3" length="34169909" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f/6c229526-4057-4d1e-b156-3cf0e4e87e9f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The History of Penny Bridge Over Newtown Creek; 
How US Railroads From China Ended Up In Greenpoint; 
the first Greenpoint &amp;amp; Williamsburg Fire Departments; 
North Brooklyn and 1776; 
Creeks and Corpses.

featuring: the Penny Bridge Is Doomed; the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>The History of Penny Bridge Over Newtown Creek; </b><br /><b>How US Railroads From China Ended Up In Greenpoint; </b><br /><b>the first Greenpoint &amp; Williamsburg Fire Departments; </b><br /><b>North Brooklyn and 1776; </b><br /><b>Creeks and Corpses.</b><br /><br />featuring: the Penny Bridge Is Doomed; the Penny Bridge Tragedy of 1907; Towerman and Flagman Charged With Homicide, 1907; the Battle of Long Island; the Fire Department of Greenpoint, Engine No. 15; bark Tiber; railroads; anti-Asian xenophobia; Hong Kong Railway Society; History of the Great American Fortunes; Jay Gould; Russell Sage; revolution.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2136</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1776,brooklyhistory,brooklyn,greenpoint,newtowncreek,newyorkcity,pennybridge,railroads</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/98c0ef8cfb0a3ab26b6991bedacd15a5.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Greenpoint Oil Spill and the Meeker Avenue Plumes Welcome You To The Big Apple</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greenpoint-oil-spill-and-the-meeker-avenue-plumes-welcome-you-to-the-big-apple--53701209</link><description><![CDATA[Biggest Oil Spills in US History<br /><ol><li> Deepwater Horizon, 134 million gallons </li><li>Hawaiian Patriot, 31,000 million gallons </li><li>Greenpoint Oil Spill, 30 million gallons </li><li>Epic Colocotronis, 18 million gallons </li><li>Exxon Valdez, 11 million gallons  </li></ol>Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory<br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53701209</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 02:02:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53701209/the_greenpoint_oil_spill_and_the_meeker_avenue_plumes_welcome_you_to_the_big_apple.mp3" length="26689673" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02/08cdaa31-775f-4c3c-b824-4c1af448bd02.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Biggest Oil Spills in US History

-  Deepwater Horizon, 134 million gallons 
- Hawaiian Patriot, 31,000 million gallons 
- Greenpoint Oil Spill, 30 million gallons 
- Epic Colocotronis, 18 million gallons 
- Exxon Valdez, 11 million gallons ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Biggest Oil Spills in US History<br /><ol><li> Deepwater Horizon, 134 million gallons </li><li>Hawaiian Patriot, 31,000 million gallons </li><li>Greenpoint Oil Spill, 30 million gallons </li><li>Epic Colocotronis, 18 million gallons </li><li>Exxon Valdez, 11 million gallons  </li></ol>Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory linktr.ee/trippingballsthroughhistory<br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1669</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,greenpoint,greenpointoilspill,meekeravenueplumes</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6764fbb3d2f7d0189e00ceb62cefac4b.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Newtown Creek is a Small Stream On Fire Full of Corpses</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/newtown-creek-is-a-small-stream-on-fire-full-of-corpses--53667092</link><description><![CDATA[Newtown Creek Is A Small Stream, 1873<br />Lumber and Boats On Fire, 1880<br />Burned in a Factory Fire, Curious accidents attending the conflagration, 1881<br />Row At Penny Bridge, 1867<br />Missing Girl: Maggie Kueblein, 1887 <br /><br />featuring: river pirates; the Export Lumber Company; Edward C. Smith box factory; Reeves &amp; Church saleratus; American Flag House, formerly a pub; the Brooklyn Fire Department; Fire Department of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Engine No. 15; St. Catharine's Hospital; the murder of William H. Snow; missing person Joseph Brockman; the tugs Nictaux, Brilliant; fireboat William F. Havemeyer; the brig Clytie; the bark James Miller; the sloop Samoset. <br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn tells the stories of North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.<br /><br />Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.<br /><br />trippingballsthroughhistory.com<br />Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory<br />bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53667092</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:52:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53667092/episode_1_newtown_creek_is_a_small_stream_on_fire_full_of_corpses.mp3" length="36478679" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446/309a6a45-2ca7-4e20-845a-95c263250446.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Tripping Balls Through History</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Newtown Creek Is A Small Stream, 1873
Lumber and Boats On Fire, 1880
Burned in a Factory Fire, Curious accidents attending the conflagration, 1881
Row At Penny Bridge, 1867
Missing Girl: Maggie Kueblein, 1887 

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