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- Tour guide and comedian, Tom Delgado, tells the lesser known story of Seneca Village, a black community in Central Park that was torn down to build New York's prized retreat. Shot by Phil Rizdon.
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Tom is the best at this. He needs a cable series.
Cables dead he needs a few million subs and a Patreon
@@frodolives6671 Cable still films this content and puts it out onto streaming. He’s not gonna get a million subs on TH-cam. He has a Patreon. This isn’t content for teenagers.
@@greghummel1753 speak for yourself
@@frodolives6671 He has a Patreon.
Hands down the best "tour guide" in NYC.
There is simply nothing cozier than sitting in the comfort of your own home in your jammies and touring NYC with Tommy. He's like your best-bro.
When I return to NYC, I want Tom to tour with my family.
You won’t regret it.
There are other tour guides as well. And why pay when you have this poo for free online
@@SandraMartinez-gv1yf come on Sandra. Thats not cool
I like the "sick plugs" and my wife misses the "ooooOOOOOOOooooo's". She can imitate it perfectly and would use it on me whenever I said something I thought was clever, which in her estimate is never. The History Channel should give you your own show.
See, now this is your style of video, spitting facts and showing the history of NYC, the very things that make NYC what it is. Would love to see more history-themed videos. Cheers!
It blows my mind how huge Central Park is, and used to belong to the people ✊🏾
More of these please! Not just for the history, but loved learning about the African American and Immigrant communities that the city is built on.
Thank you so much for this video and important history lesson. I just came back from a one week solo trip to NYC and am already planning a two week trip in September because I never even made it to Central Park, (among many other places I'd planned to visit)! I will definitely come to Seneca Village. :)
Its Central Park as it is commonly and famously known today. Seneca Village was in the past in Central Park.
Tom, I remain grateful for all that I learn from you, all the laughs, and our shared appreciation of what makes NYC special beyond words. If you’re performing, you might want to get the word out in your video or in the comments. Stay well!
A Tom & Phil...instant classic...that's a fact jack....
Tom! Please, you need to live stream so we can all interact! You're awesome doing these streams! Come on BROTHER!!!!
I'm so grateful for my parents both born into Jim crow who taught me actually American history. My parents banged black american history our achievements and lineage into my head. The amount of black history purposely erased to make it seem we didn't help litterally build an empire is sad. But we are resilient and we need to learn it.
Exactly! We are not portrayed what ppl see on TV and the news. Our history is so vast & we built so many things that ppl take for granted. Don't hate us, appreciate us.
Been to the park a lot, never knew about this. It's not unusual for properties to be repurposed, but the elimination of an entire village is just crazy.
Thanks for this informative upload
IMPO, I think some people are really missing the point here.
This has absolutely nothing to do with a general displacement of people within just any community.
The primary targets were those of African ancestry & even the papers back in the day, wrote & had printed, some horrendous & shameful stories, regarding these innocent people living in Seneca Village.
This past displacement thrust upon persons of colour, was solely revolving around an underlying form of serious "systemic racism", specifically targeted @ & pertaining to people of African ancestry/people of colour.
This was certainly premeditated & carried out @ the time with absolute intent.
Many didn't want African-Americans to move up the corporate ladder & in fact, on the contrary, hence making things as hard as possible, for an African man to buy a house.
This is exactly why an African man couldn't buy land in Seneca Village unless he had enough money to do so.
Actually & funnily enough, much of NYC was built off the backbreaking work that African slaves carried out for over 400 years, to make many Caucasian/European men rich & with the free money they received, they had built for them, many super expensive architectural projects.
Many of these mansions & imposing buildings are still present for all to bear witness to, however, not too many know or are willing to fully accept & acknowledge, who were behind much of the funds created, to aid European men in having all of these buildings built.
History isn't always fully transparent or honest.
Why?
Because in truth, the stories told, even the many fake ones/the false & misleading ones, were created to suit & fit in with the storytellers subjective narrative.
We must also remember, that @ that time, European men held most of the power & held most of the top jobs, so they were in the perfect position to tell a story in whichever way they saw fit, even if it was all lies and deception. And they did just that, as they knew very well, that they'd get away with whatever they were saying & doing.
Finally, I think that it's easy for many to show apathy, when the narrative isn't close to home/didn't affect their ancestors directly.
not clicking the "Skip Ad" for you Tom, no, no. **patiently waits**
Awesome tour, as always. Thanks, Tom & Phil!
Dude I'm a native New Yorker and I didn't know this! Man o man! Tell me about it! I'm all ears! 😯😯😯
Thank you Tom for relating the history of Seneca Village, a place not many people are familiar with. As usual, you covered it in-depth. This was an excellent video...fascinating!
Tom your knowledge of NYC history is terrific! I lived in NYC as a kid and have been to alot of the areas you review. But never realized the history which you discuss! Your amazing!
Tom, you're still the best !!!
Brilliant Tom! Getting comfortable for this one. Amazing content as always.
Have you been up to the Croton Gorge Dam? It's a pretty cool looking structure. And a great place to smoke doobies.
Well done! The park archways are also designed to be frames so when you are passing through them you can imagine the view in front of you as a painting.
Central Park is certainly a gem in New York
A stolen Gem 💎
Excellent yet again Tom and so informative, as usual. Also really nice to hear you mention Jane Jacobs near the end, a hugely important lady in the American city planning circles!
Nice tour, TD!
Enjoy your videos , lots of history about nyc I never knew about 👍
Hahahahaha I'm 10 seconds in and already loving it!!!!
I love Tom's knowledge of New York. No others compare. He has real knowledge. He is not just reading off of wikipedia.
Love your sense of humor
I liked this video for that squirrel. RIP. Lost but never forgotten
That's all, huh? 🙄
A new subscriber here, as I really enjoy your content & your walks & talks.
A wonderfully enlightening, eye opening & truthfully spoken video/channel.
Thanks for doing what you do & for speaking "truth" as it was & is.
Peace✌
Tom I just found your channel recently and I’m addicted you’re awesome OMG 😆 your like the Latin Jim Carrey
Seneca, a nice upstate New York name. Seneca is probably named after the Seneca Indian tribe, but it could also be the name of the Roman Emperor's tutor Seneca.
Hi Tom, I really like your channel! Maybe you could do tour through Brighton Beach! I think there is some history ! 👍
Wow. Awesome Tom! Had no idea of this rich history. Great video
Best TH-cam channel with real content....always love your humour ...God bless Tom... keep creating that's what artists do..yes sir you are real artist...true gem.
I really enjoy your videos. Lots of history, and great scenery!
I love all the videos you did by Central Park what you go we got to go by the boat pond my friend the water over there thank you Thomas from Winter Haven
come on Tom, the least you could do is check the squirrel for a pulse. lol
Interesting 😊 thank for the tour
Great tour of Central Park history! Thanks Tom!
You are a walking encyclopedia brother
Great tour Tom! I've walked around Central Park, but just little bits and pieces of it - One of the things on my bucket list is a more extensive walk around Central Park, you know, get that whole New York experience
Wow! Pretty valuable and precious origin of Central Park!!!
I lived on West 70th Street for years and was in Central Park constantly but never heard of Seneca Village. We didn't have Signage then. Thanks!
PS waiting in line from Dawn to late afternoon for a Shakespeare ticket gets old after a while!
Nooo! Not the fountain water. Im from the Bronx. That was a no no my guy 😂
But yoo dude ur the truth. Found u a couple days ago & im learning so much about my city. Would love to catch one of ur stand up shows if ur still doin ur thing
Again big new messages .No belive when in Central Park village,other buildings , today nature ,flowers and big green is also one squariel 👌
At least it's only schist, Tom.
It could be wurst.
Can't wait to visit NYC.
Thanks so much again!!
RIP to the Squirrel, thank you for your service!
Thank you
Lovin your work Tom
Have yet to see Phil in any of your masterpiece tour videos. How about you show him in the intro of a future video tour.
You're funny, weird, knowledgeable and entertaining. Great job.
Awesome ! Astoria Queens,use to be my town until I move to Woodside and now I move to Florida.
I learned about Seneca Village while in college and found it to be a fascinating story!
Hey Tom! Great video! Can we get one of some canals around NYC and NY state soon? Thanks!
Thank you Tom. 😎
Thank you Tom. I overwhelm my kids with history like this , but they need to know
NICE I LIKE . 🎉🎉
and i thought i knew central park......really fun.
Just discovered this channel recently. Very funny and informative. From Dublin Ireland and regular traveler to NYC. Just a side note on the Irish potato famine, "The genocide of the Great Irish Famine is distinct in the fact that the British created the conditions of dire hopelessness, and desperate dependence on the potato crop through a series of sadistic, debasing, premeditated and barbarous Penal Laws, which deliberately and systematically stripped the Irish of even the least semblance of basic human freedom".... But we're all friends now, no big deal.
Hey, Tom! What's up? Wow! Awesome history out there! Never thought b4 Central Park got kinda dark story a little bit!!! Love it!!!
Tom is great and cute too.
Quite.
Yes. I've always wondered about this place.....
And.... Othello (the one with James Earl Jones)?
“Rest In Peace squirrel!” 🐿 I can’t. 😂💀😂
I’m here 1st bcoz of your background from lawyer to comedian/tourguide/youtuber….. but with just a few seconds looking at your video I know I will be entertained😀😀😀 keep going follow your heart ❤️
Great tour. Thank you!
Thanks for these fun fact and history based videos which definitely must - see!!!!
The only person I don’t skip ads for. Great content Tom. Thanks
Facial recon cameras must have a time with you.🤣
Tom I'm coming to NY next week.
Hello, and saludos from Buenos Aires! Will you do videos again with Sarah? Thanks, Miguel!
I been watching so many of your videos and I love the history that I’m learning about my city . It amazes me they don’t teach us any of this in school . Weeksville is still an area In bk , I currently live there and it’s gentrified over as well . Would love to see a video on bed stuy. I know there is so much history over there , and it’s also the area I grew up in lol. But to see how it’s turning out now due to gentrification is heart breaking . Just pray my great grandmother can hold on to her brownstone as long as she can.
Phil is back!!!
A nice informative walking tour! Love it !
I love your tours...so informative...👍
Great tour!
,great video,I think I know so much about nyc and then u come out with another video.i had no idea about Seneca villiage.u talked about the jackie onassis reservior.i really admired her.woyld u consider one about her and her connections to nyc?
Tom if you ever need a new SnapBack holler
You are better than anyone I see on TV, such as talk shows Etc. Absolutely hilarious and ridiculously knowledgeable. You seem like the kind of guy that would drive your girlfriend nuts but you'd be worth it LOL.
Awesome 👌 ❤
I remember learning about Seneca Village from the Smarthistory channel.
Love the video.
Hola! Great video!
THANKEW 🙏
With the potato famine . There was plenty of food. But the British shipped it out instead of looking after the Irish people who replied on the potato as their staple diet
Tom, if you can memorize these facts, then you can memorize Shakespeare!
Some people got ripped off on some real estate? Wow I've never heard of that concept.
what can i say man, you said it all😂😂😍😍😍
omg,perfect!
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Love your tours and humor-see u one day for tour(wife Nicaraguan) pray for me :-)
The reservoir, was that the 1 that Dustin Hoffman ran around in marathon man
One question about NYC reservoir movies: "Is it safe?"
very interesting. smoked a few doobies back in the day
You're famous in my book
My book too!
Hey Tom, watch where you walk. I think I saw you step on a piece of schist🤭
I this guy should come to London he’s made for tv
Another great video - the real New York City - authentic from a non-new Yorker lol
Ik the thumbnail is from canva... i can see a lot of people like the glow neon font I canva!