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Arnold, Constable and Co's new Fifth Avenue store. Today it house the lending library for the New York Public Library. When did Ladies Mile - New York's elegant Gilded Age shopping district - finally become un-fashionable? Unlike the slow demise of so many neighborhoods in the city's past, the end of Ladies Mile was closely... Read More |
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Crosswords, jigsaws, mazes, rebuses, Rubik's cubes, Myst, Words With Friends - and now Wordle? Not only have people loved puzzles for centuries, they've actually gone wild for them. Every few years, a new puzzle comes along to captivate the nation. But each of these little games has an extraordinary history and for this special show,... Read More |
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www.boweryboyshistory.com
When a terrible fire swept through lower Manhattan on the late evening of December 16, 1835,and into the morning, many believed the city would never recover. As we've spoken about in our podcast on the subject, "the massive fire, among the worst in American history in terms of its economic impact,devastated the city ... destroying... Read More |
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We've heard a lot lately about the £20 billion black hole, but it seems that here in Smalltown we have our very own black hole. Oh yes we do! And it seems we have a magic money tree too. We don't do things by half here in Smalltown. Oh no! We send our financial correspondent,... |
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