Best of The History Guy: Gotham

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  • From The History Guy Vaults, five classic episodes about New York City. Nearly a full hour of the History Guy!
    0:00 - The Brooklyn Bridge and the Gilded Age
    12:45 - The Manhattan Well Murder Trial
    26:54 - New York City and The Great White Hurricane
    31:49 - Smoking Ban for Women
    48:14 - The New York City Blackout of 1977
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  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    For me the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges built considering how old it is.....

  • @MB5rider81
    @MB5rider81 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    History Guy rules !

  • @shibolinemress8913
    @shibolinemress8913 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The blackout of 1977 got a fun reference in the 1990 series "The Flash". In the ep "Ghost in the Machine", Officer Murphy brags about winning thousands in a poker game with the Corelli twins while they were all stuck in a lift. 😂

  • @drshoe8744
    @drshoe8744 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Whenever I am in NYC, I can't help but think about "How much Money it took to build everything?" It's not just the buildings, but all of the infrastructure, it's truly a staggering amount.

    • @jamesfetherston1190
      @jamesfetherston1190 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And the infrastructure of NYC is incredibly widespread. The Eerie Canal was essentially proposed and built by NYC in order to beat New Orleans for access to all of the resources of the Midwest. The water and aqueduct system reaches to the northern Catskills.

  • @gunargundarson1626
    @gunargundarson1626 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I love the Gothic architecture of New York City. It reminds of the old timey comics of how a futuristic metropolis would look like.

    • @275Vet-RLTW
      @275Vet-RLTW 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thats because those old timey comics weren't that old and were based on nyc!

  • @167curly
    @167curly 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am learning much about America's history inTHG. Thank you.

  • @patricklilly2520
    @patricklilly2520 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Hands down, THE BEST Channel on TH-cam...

  • @Mr1fish2fish
    @Mr1fish2fish 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Your transitions are very colorful and interesting to watch.

  • @sylviajones4907
    @sylviajones4907 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Smoking: It might have really appealed to Little Tim to see a woman smoke, he just didn't know it. 😄

  • @v.e.7236
    @v.e.7236 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Very interesting to see the metamorphosis of THG, from his early days adorned w/ a brush cut, when I first sub'd, to today's salt and pepper doo, but always w/ that stylish bowtie.

    • @johnpaparella7345
      @johnpaparella7345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Should THG appear on video without the bowtie, you know the end is nigh.

  • @cbroz7492
    @cbroz7492 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ...anyone interested in the Great Bridge MUST read the late David McCullough's "The Great Bridge"...

  • @navret1707
    @navret1707 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The cables for the bridge were produced by Robling Steel in Trenton, NJ. “Trenton makes, the World Takes”. Or Trenton Makes the World’s Jakes referring to Trenton Pottery.

    • @edwinsalau150
      @edwinsalau150 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now it should say, Trenton made,and,the world took!!!

  • @leegramling1533
    @leegramling1533 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's not "despair" that leads to crime; it's optimism! --The conviction that you can do anything at all you want and get away with it!

  • @Blade_Daddy
    @Blade_Daddy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Having lived in Cincinnati and now in Northern Kentucky for almost 60 years, I have been over the Roebling bridge here many times - by car, by bus, and on foot. Thanks for mentioning this fine structure in this episode.
    There was a delay in the completion of the bridge due to the Civil War. Ohio was a Union state and Kentucky was a "border state" but had lots of southern sympathizers and slave holders.
    When built, the city fathers in Cincinnati did not want the bridge to connect to the main roads on both sides of the river to impede Cincinnati folks from having quick access to Kentucky shops, etc. The connector roads are still the same way today - "curvy and twisted"!!!7😮

  • @chiconian49
    @chiconian49 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    You forgot to mention the spike in pregnancies and all the babies that were born 9 months after the 1977 blackout.

    • @edwinsalau150
      @edwinsalau150 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Absolutely, correct! People couldn’t go to the movies and the TVs didn’t work.

    • @osumbuckeyenut
      @osumbuckeyenut 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Giggity....

    • @275Vet-RLTW
      @275Vet-RLTW 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Cause those Brooklyn girls are... ;)

    • @cbroz7492
      @cbroz7492 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ...and after the November 9th, 1965 blackout...the night of my 15th birthday...

    • @cbroz7492
      @cbroz7492 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Correction..my 16th birthday!!!

  • @theboyisnotright6312
    @theboyisnotright6312 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Blizzards like 1888, wow. Tho i live in Minnesota, in December 2010 we got pounded. If we hadnt had modern forcasts people would have died. Cars were still stuck on the roads tho. National guard Bradley's got thru. For around 18 hours it was total whiteout conditions. A storm like that is awful.

  • @danstotland6386
    @danstotland6386 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you very much for your wonderful and informative videos. Could you help some of us geriatric fans by speaking just a little bit slower? Please keep up the good work. Thanks.

    • @felicitybywater8012
      @felicitybywater8012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think either your phone or TH-cam itself has an adjustment thingy in its settings to slow videos down.

    • @kaylayoung272
      @kaylayoung272 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In youtube settings, you can change the speed of playback. Look for the icon that looks like a cog or gear. Press that icon and choose playback speed.

  • @Kyfordman1989
    @Kyfordman1989 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Do you know as a personal lives in northern Kentucky and the same gentleman who designed the Brooklyn Bridge designed our suspension bridge? Ours was first he never seen the Brooklyn Bridge get finished, but the suspension bridge between Kentucky and Ohio was his first and that piece of history seems to be have forgotten.

    • @TedSeeber
      @TedSeeber 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kentucky and Ohio are flyover country. To the snobs in the cities, they do not exist.

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It wasn't forgotten here. He mentions and shows the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge @ 311

  • @MarshOakDojoTimPruitt
    @MarshOakDojoTimPruitt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    thanks

  • @TM-ev2tc
    @TM-ev2tc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Victor Lustig you should check him out and maybe do a video about him.

    • @TM-ev2tc
      @TM-ev2tc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe you could even do a video on Stephen Duncan. I don't know much about him, but I would like to hear what you can come up with about him.

    • @cbroz7492
      @cbroz7492 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "Count" Victor Lustig...

  • @joelbrown3479
    @joelbrown3479 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An AMAZING collection of some of your BEST WORK
    THANKS
    Bronx Love brother 😎

  • @Manowar458
    @Manowar458 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Awesome

  • @makeracistsafraidagain
    @makeracistsafraidagain 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Scary place.
    So much humanity… and nothing else.
    I have to connect with nature daily (mostly skunks) to survive.

  • @joetimbrel9280
    @joetimbrel9280 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I've bought that bridge too😅

  • @saabreplay7553
    @saabreplay7553 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Excellent

  • @MB5rider81
    @MB5rider81 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    If she smokes, she pokes..😉

    • @drshoe8744
      @drshoe8744 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wrong "Guy" you're thinking of the "Family Guy" this is the "History Guy". 😁

    • @theboyisnotright6312
      @theboyisnotright6312 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As my dad used to say: if she chews gum, she will smoke, if she smokes probably drinks, and we all know what girls that drink will do😂😂😂😂

  • @bonniebennett709
    @bonniebennett709 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you

  • @kevinvilmont6061
    @kevinvilmont6061 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A free flow in narrative from the witness perspective actually sounds like a good idea. I’m sure they needed to tighten it up a little bit..

  • @felicitybywater8012
    @felicitybywater8012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent. As always.

  • @-jeff-
    @-jeff- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Gotham? Looks more like Bedlam to me.

  • @markloveless1001
    @markloveless1001 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm surprised "doing a Brody" didn't make it in the Brooklyn Bridge segment.

  • @J.A.Smith2397
    @J.A.Smith2397 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Not fond of your "best of" videos but I hit thumbs up and a comment cause I like yrs that much! Lol

  • @TheCosmicGuy0111
    @TheCosmicGuy0111 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nice

  • @jennaolbermann7663
    @jennaolbermann7663 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wonder what Mr. Roebling would say if he could see that the bridge is still there.

    • @jaminova_1969
      @jaminova_1969 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hopefully, he would thank his wife Emily for getting it done!

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sure he expected it to stand for several hundred years, at least

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Great History. No Batman.

    • @DeconvertedMan
      @DeconvertedMan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kymmee21 there is plenty of history of comics out there thou

  • @1is1
    @1is1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    🐓
    Your videos are mint! 👍

  • @kevinvilmont6061
    @kevinvilmont6061 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perhaps it’s common knowledge, but what’s the story with all the military covers? Is it symbolism i.e. “where’s many caps” no prob not. Looks interesting. Great channel, easy to spot a pro.

  • @wasyertakeawaythaturmadeofcorn
    @wasyertakeawaythaturmadeofcorn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been waiting to do this...
    I am cognizance. I am midday. I am.. The History Guy!
    Yaaay.

  • @NoBSMusicReviews
    @NoBSMusicReviews 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I grew up in New York City in the 1970s. It was indeed a very tough place. One thing that I don’t think is mentioned is that the violence may also have been linked to the increase of lead in the environment. Once unleaded, gas became prevalent, after a demographic delay, violence went down all over the country. There is quite a lot of evidence that lead in the environment had a role to play in the rise of violence in America during that time.

  • @kevinvilmont6061
    @kevinvilmont6061 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe he should’ve jumped into a net. In order to show the jump into nets was safe. But I’m not a safety expert.

  • @sarahcoleman3125
    @sarahcoleman3125 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That last story reminded me of the Marvel crossover storyline of Inferno in 1989. The story was literally Hell come to New York City and the notable precursor was that it was so hot.
    Marvel is a New York based company, so no doubt the event influenced the story.

  • @zach123101
    @zach123101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    29:21 "let me help you down, $5"

  • @clayhackney3514
    @clayhackney3514 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hip hops roots in looting 😅

  • @michaelplunkett8059
    @michaelplunkett8059 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    65 to 77 shoes how bad the city had gotten in 12 years.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    ✌️

  • @jacksoncz8536
    @jacksoncz8536 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Much worse was Timothy Sullivan's anti American sponsorship of the 'Sullivan Act' in 1911. Denying generations of New Yorkers their basic human right of self-defense.

  • @marywalton8428
    @marywalton8428 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey THG, I watch your videos all the time before bed and sometimes I wish there were trigger warnings beforehand, some of the background images you use can be upsetting to see unexpectedly 😔 here specifically I am talking about the heroin needle image in the video about the blackout of 77, but in earlier videos you also discussed various forms of suicide and murder also without a verbal sensitive content warning beforehand. As a person that suffers from PTSD and is in recovery, I really dislike a sudden graphic image! But I love to listen and learn, it is history that deserves to be remembered! I just hope you take a sensitive content warning into consideration, I'm not sure if you do it sometimes or not, thank you 🫶

  • @andrewyoung2796
    @andrewyoung2796 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Now its worse than DETROIT

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      With the exception of a few neighborhoods, violent crimes are pretty low compared to the past

  • @MichianaFisherman
    @MichianaFisherman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haha you should look up women drivers! A Putnam’s automobile hand book of 1918 has a chapter about his options. Would make a good episode. Funny stuff today!

  • @hhuggman1
    @hhuggman1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1st comment!! We love you #Mr History Guy!!

  • @kingpest13
    @kingpest13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That slant that little Tim was trying to protect working class women from the influence of rich ladies was so odd to hear.

  • @LordMarcus
    @LordMarcus 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I always thought "Gotham" referred to Chicago.

  • @MB5rider81
    @MB5rider81 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Would Darth Vader actually kill the Joker..?
    I suggest that after a few swings of the lightsaber surprisingly difficult to read the intentions of one so devoid of intentions. With no forethought to act upon,. No predetermined goals,. Not even an emotion to play upon..
    The perfect Sith..
    How could Vader destroy something that, in his opinion,.
    Could be the first introduction of "fun" he has experienced since he was a child.

  • @AshesAshes44
    @AshesAshes44 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm the only one who imagined a fairy hurting that guys foot, aren't I? 🙁

  • @lindakay9552
    @lindakay9552 หลายเดือนก่อน

    31:49 hmm. I have Sullivan ancestors. In 20%Scottish.

  • @bloggerccc
    @bloggerccc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was this video artificially "speeded-up"? This is the first time I've had difficulty understanding the narration, which seems to be coming in bursts.

    • @rikfroschauer1743
      @rikfroschauer1743 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ''Speeded up'' ? Third grade graduate? Have you ever proof read your posts?

    • @user-mb8qi3ky5q
      @user-mb8qi3ky5q 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rikfroschauer1743 👎

  • @amalfi460
    @amalfi460 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1883 is 140 years ago……this video was made 2 years ago??

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And you texted just over a hour ago, so what's your point?

    • @andyevans2336
      @andyevans2336 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is what is called ”a collection” of stories. So, are you surprised?

  • @gc6096
    @gc6096 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I’m the Batman

  • @ashergoney
    @ashergoney 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That Other Local Lopez..

    • @ashergoney
      @ashergoney 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fink Calls The King A Fink Like Apples For Breakfast..
      Accupressure Accupuntures In Totally Reverse Still @ 2023 July 2nd..

  • @merlinwizard1000
    @merlinwizard1000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    55th, 17 July 2023