• First New York City Subway (1869)

  • Oct 21 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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First New York City Subway (1869)

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  • In 1869, a crew secretly dug a tunnel under Broadway in Manhattan. That tunnel became a huge attraction that proved scientific potential, supporting Civil War orphans, and eventually fell into disrepair. On this episode, we discuss the First New York City Subway and its creator, Alfred Ely Beach, who was one of those few-and-far-between Good Dudes of History. We also find some great birds and a truly magnificent Garf in the MouthGarf Report. And you better believe we play I See What You Did There.

    Sources:
    https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/beach-pneumatic-transit-the-1870-subway-that-could-have-been
    https://blog.mcny.org/2012/09/18/the-beach-pneumatic-transit-company-just-a-bunch-of-hot-air/
    https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/20/nycs-first-subway-a-one-block-pneumatic-tunnel-below-broadway/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Ely_Beach

    Turkish Garfield!
    Fish Tube!

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