#9 St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2008

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The fashionable district of NoLIta happens to be home to a few ghosts as well, tucked behind the walls of St Patrick's Old Cathedral. Come with us as we unearth some info about a mysterious New York fraternal order, the occupants of a few cemetery crypts, and the origins of a legendary film director. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	This is Episode 9 of the Bowry Boys.
0:03.4	Nolita, Scorsese, and Old St. Pats.
0:06.8	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
0:08.4	Hey.
0:09.7	The Bowry Boys is brought to you by eurochipo.com.
0:14.6	Eurochipo editors personally visit and review the best budget hotels in Europe.
0:19.5	Now with hotels in New York City, on the web at eurochipo.com.
0:23.9	Hello and welcome to Episode 9 of the Bowry Boys.
0:27.2	I'm Tom Myers.
0:28.2	And I'm Greg Young.
0:29.4	And this is part two of this week's series, Angels and Demons.
0:33.4	Your last episode was Rosemary's Baby and the Dakota Apartments.
0:38.0	That was the demon section.
0:40.2	Right, and tonight we have the good fortune of presenting the angelic portion,
0:44.9	which is a focus on St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Little Italy.
0:49.7	Now this may not strike you as the most dynamic subject for a podcast,
0:56.8	but sit back and you're going to hear some very interesting things
1:00.9	about this very old building and some surprising things
1:04.6	with some characters you've heard of and incorporating a lot of different historical events.
1:09.1	And I really think that choosing St. Patrick's Old Cathedral really proves our point
1:13.3	that you can take basically any part of New York City, any building,
1:18.8	and there's a story behind it that is fascinating.
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