#314 Tillie Hart - The Holdout of London Terrace

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

London Terrace, an English-inspired apartment complex, is a jewel of apartment living in the neighborhood of Chelsea. In 1929, a set of historic townhouses -- also named London Terrace -- were demolished to construct this spectacular set of buildings. That is, all townhouses but one -- the home of Mrs. Tillie Hart, a tenacious tenant who refused to leave. In a real-life example of the movie Up, Hart's tale is a battle between urban development and an individual's right to their longtime home -- a genuine David vs. Goliath tale on the landscape of New York City real estate. In her favor -- the support of the public and the regular attention of the New York Daily News. Will Hart prevail? PLUS: A history of the Chelsea neighborhood and its "godfather" Clement Clarke Moore. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	The Bowry Boys episode 314, Tilly Heart, the holdout of London Terrace.
0:07.2	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys!
0:08.7	Hey!
0:09.7	Support for the Bowry Boys is provided by our listeners.
0:13.5	Join us for as little as a dollar a month by visiting patreon.com slash Bowry Boys.
0:22.7	Hi there, welcome to the Bowry Boys. This is Greg Young.
0:25.7	And I'm Tom Myers. And for those of you who are just tuning into the show for the first time in a while,
0:31.3	we have updated our schedule for the moment.
0:34.1	Yes, so during this pause of ours, when New Yorkers and others around the world are staying inside their apartments and homes for safety,
0:46.2	we decided to increase the frequency of the Bowry Boys podcast.
0:50.3	Right, for the time being, until things calm down again.
0:53.8	We are going to be releasing new shows every Tuesday and Friday.
0:59.0	These are shorter shows. They might be a little bit looser, but they are going to be much more frequent.
1:04.5	Yes, right now, history and historical tales feel good.
1:10.6	They do indeed. And we are asking you for help with topics to cover.
1:17.1	Yes, we'd love to hear your suggestions for these mini shows.
1:22.1	And we'll tell you how you can send us those suggestions at the end of the show.
1:26.5	Right, today's show actually was partially suggested by one of our listeners.
1:31.6	Thank you, Brett, for writing to us five days ago.
1:36.2	And we were drawn to the topic because we're all spending a lot of time inside right now.
1:42.3	And so we thought that we would turn our attention to a woman who became something of a darling in the press in 1929
1:50.0	for doing what we are all doing right now, namely not leaving her home.
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