I wasn’t planning on posting anything today as we are right in the middle of a beautiful Labor Day weekend but, while reading the Sunday NYPost, I came across a section called the “Postscript” with a 9 page article titled “New York At 400 – History * Legacy * Promise, by Eric Sanderson. It’s a brief history of the city, century by century and is part of a special Hudson Anniversary Edition. I enjoyed reading the article.
Here are the links:
- 400 Years of Manhattan
- NYC – 1609-1708
- NYC – 1709 – 1807
- NYC - 1808 – 1908
- NYC – 1909 – 2009
- NYC – The Future
And if your more of visual person like myself, have no interest in reading a 9 page article or have no time, here is a 4 1/2 minute video called “Old New York, New New York” produced by Rocketboom, a subscription I have on YouTube.
Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton meets up with Manhattan Borough Historian, Michael Miscione to talk about the changing landscapes of New York City.
The Video is not as in depth as the article so I hope you do take the extra effort to read the full 9 pages. Now I’m going back to my weekend. Enjoy your holiday weekends!
