#76 Woolworth Building

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2009

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

F.W. Woolworth was the self-made king of retail's newfangled 'five and dime' store and his pockets were overflowing with cash. Meanwhile, in New York, the contest to build the tallest building was underway. The two combine to create one of Manhattan's most handsome buildings, cutting a Gothic profile designed by America's hottest architect of the early century. So what does it all have to do with sneakers and gym clothes? www.boweryboyspodcast.com (with an extra 'Bowery Boys blooper' after the show) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	The Bowry Boys Episode 76, the Woolworth Building.
0:04.6	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
0:06.1	Hey.
0:08.1	The Bowry Boys is brought to you by EuroChipo.com.
0:11.9	EuroChipo editors personally visit and review the best budget hotels in Europe.
0:16.7	Now with hotels in New York City, on the web at EuroChipo.com.
0:21.1	Hello there and welcome to the Bowry Boys. My name is Tom Myers.
0:24.3	And I'm Greg Young.
0:25.4	Thanks for joining us for another episode. Tom, welcome back.
0:28.8	It's so good to be back right here in our little cozy recording studio.
0:32.7	Tom was away in Europe for three weeks and doing some work for EuroChipo.com on our sponsor.
0:38.8	I was visiting hotels in Paris and regalatvia as well as spending a week in St. Petersburg, Russia.
0:45.9	So it was an interesting time to get away, you know, going to Russia during the winter.
0:50.4	And so you're back and what we're talking about today is a building that was heavily influenced by European architecture.
0:57.5	Good transition Greg.
0:58.7	Shut up.
0:59.5	So the Woolworth building is one of the jewels of New York's skyline.
1:04.7	It is one of the most beautiful buildings and one of the oldest skyscrapers in New York City.
1:09.4	Many of us of course remember the store Woolworth.
1:12.4	But how many of us really know the story behind the building?
1:15.2	And the architect who built it, one of New York's premier architects actually,
1:20.1	especially at the turn of the century, will tell you what makes this building so special
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