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The Bowery Boys: New York City History

#274 Ghost Stories of Hell's Kitchen

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.73.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The Manhattan neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen has a mysterious, troubling past. So what happens when you throw a few ghosts into the mix? Greg and Tom find out the hard way in this year's ghost stories podcast, featuring tales of mystery and mayhem situated in the townhouses, courtyards and taverns of this trendy area of Midtown West. This years Ghost Stories of Old New York show features: -- The troubling tale of a 1970s motion picture classic that may have left a sinister mark on West 54th Street -- The haunted home of a popular film and TV actress, possessed with a very hungry ghost -- An enchanting courtyard layered with several horrifying ghost stories -- And the shenanigans at a 150 year old tavern where the beer and the spirits flow freely. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0

The Bowery Boys is brought to you by Burrows of the Dead. Burrows of the Dead is one of our favorite

0:05.2

ghost tours in New York City. It's been named one of the top ghost tours in the country,

0:10.1

and is completely locally and independently owned, and woman operated. This year, they're celebrating

0:16.1

five years in business. For the past five years, Burrows of the Dead has been devoted to meticulously

0:22.0

research tours that unearth strange and macabre histories across the Burrows. To celebrate their

0:28.8

anniversary, they're offering 20% off with Offer Code Bowery 5, that's B-O-W-E-R-Y-5. Good on

0:37.8

any tour through October 31st. Find tickets at BurrowsoftheDead.com. The Bowery Boys episode 274,

0:47.2

the ghosts of Hell's Kitchen. Hey, it's the Bowery Boys.

0:54.0

Hey, support for the Bowery Boys is provided by our listeners. Join us for as little as a dollar

1:00.4

a month by visiting patreon.com slash Bowery Boys.

1:08.2

Hi there, welcome to the Bowery Boys. This is Greg Young. And this is Tom Myers. With our

1:13.2

annual Ghost Stories of Old New York podcast. Now this year, we're taking a little inspiration

1:19.8

from our show we did last year, which was confined to one particular neighborhood, Greenwich Village.

1:25.6

Today we're taking the E-Train Uptown, the E-Train for Eerie, to Hell's Kitchen.

1:32.6

Hell's Kitchen, a neighborhood with a rather notorious past. Now obviously today,

1:39.3

it's pretty easy to find spirits in Hell's Kitchen. I mean, ninth avenue is lined with bars,

1:45.6

literally. But we're going back to a Hell's Kitchen of townhouses, of stables, of taverns.

1:53.9

We're going back to a Hell's Kitchen of other worldly spirits.

1:58.9

Hell's Kitchen may not necessarily seem like a spooky neighborhood, but after you have

2:04.8

digested the stories in this show, you may think twice before stepping foot into the neighborhood

2:11.5

again. Speaking of digesting, Greg, we must mention as we often do, really this is the only show

2:19.2

in which we thoroughly describe the studio surroundings. And what we're eating, this is also one of

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