The Bowry Boys Episode 56

Randall's Island and the Olympic Games

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Hola, welcome to the Bowry Boys.

My name is Greg Young.

Tom is away this week.

Today I'm giving you a tale of two islands that are floating out there in the East River right now,

Randall's Island and Ward's Island.

And in specific, the story of one particular event that occurred there on one of these islands in 1936.

Back in 2004 and 2005, you may recall the best efforts of New York City

in trying to win the bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

There was all this talk of massive building projects, including this mythical westside stadium,

which would not only have been the centerpiece of the Olympic Games,

but would have continued to serve as the Midtown home for the football team, the New York Jets.

The city's ability to get the Olympic Games was contingent of course on the stadium

and so it was a kind of a tragic day for Michael Bloomberg.

When the state rejected the $300 million price tag they would have to contribute to get a built.

So on July 6th, 2005, the 2012 Olympics were given to London.

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