#88 Ellis Island: The Immigrant Story

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2009

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

For millions of Americans, Ellis Island is the symbol of introduction, the immigrant depot that processed their ancestors and offered an opening into a new American life. But for some, it would truly be an 'Island of Tears', a place where they would be excluded from that life. How did an island with such humble beginnings -- 'Little Oyster Island', barely a sliver of land in the New York harbor -- become so crucial? Who is the 'Ellis' of Ellis Island? And how did it survive decades of neglect to become one of New York's most famous tourist attractions? Dedicated to my niece Courtney, who specifically suggested this episode. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	Hey, it's the Bowery Boys.
0:03.6	Hey.
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0:18.5	Hi there.
0:19.5	Welcome to the Bowery Boys.
0:20.5	This is Greg Young.
0:21.5	Tom is still away.
0:22.5	He's still in Europe for Eurochipo.
0:25.1	So he won't be able to join me for this episode.
0:28.1	But I do have a special guest, an occasional contributor to the Bowery Boys, our very
0:32.0	own Bowery Girl, Tonya Bielski-Brom.
0:35.0	Hi Greg.
0:36.0	Thank you so much for having me with that.
0:37.0	Yes.
0:38.0	Thank you for coming back.
0:39.0	Tonya did a great job on two podcasts that we did before, The New York Yankees and The
0:42.8	New York Marathon.
0:44.1	This actually is a non-sports themed podcast that I've invited you back for.
0:48.6	Thank you so much.
0:49.6	I really didn't want to do The New York Giants.
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