Episode 132 of The Bowery Boys, Thomas Edison, turns on the lights.

Hey, it's The Bowery Boys.

Hello there. Welcome to The Bowery Boys. This is Greg Young.

And this is Tom Myers.

And we have a topic with which we literally could not even bring me in this podcast without this topic.

Now a year ago, if some of our loyal listeners may remember that we did a show on Times Square,

and then a couple months after that, we did a show on New York and the birth of the movies.

So this is actually a prequel to both of those shows.

It's a history of lighting up New York City from candles to gaslight,

and finally, of course, to the birth of electricity.

I think most Americans know that Thomas Edison played a pretty important role in the development of the light bulb.

I wasn't aware of what an integral role New York City played in that entire story as well.

I didn't either. New York was almost like a Frodo laboratory.

Even when he moved his laboratory to New York, he used the streets of New York to try out some of these brand new inventions.

And vengeance that would revolutionize the entire world.

This is not just about electricity, not just about lighting.

This is really about how New York became the city that never sleeps.

So join us as we shine some light on Thomas Edison and the lighting of New York.

So Tom, we're going to go back to the very beginnings of New York history.

I believe too. But you know, before we get to these more sophisticated ways,

of course, people, you know, they look themselves with fire.

Original Menopi Indians, you know, like we're not going that far.

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