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Publisher
Greenwich
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City, and for the past six years, Matt Green has been walking them all, every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, with Matt amassing a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New York's history and people along the way.
83) Famou5 Nathan
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Nathan's Famous eatery on Coney Island founded in 1916 by Polish immigrant, Nathan Handwerker, featuring interviews with family, friends, and employees.
84) The automat
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation₂s restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick,...
85) New York
Publisher
MPI
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Journey through the evolution of New York City from its days as a trading post for otter and beaver pelts to the present as the world's financial center. Famous residents also provide their own view of the city along with the sights, sounds, and highlights of modern day New York.
86) Roots
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil war. Based on Alex Haley₂s best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
Publisher
ESPN Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Yankees remain the most successful team in American sports history. Behind George M. Steinbrenner, a man who with his passing in July 2010 proved to be as iconic to the team as its pinstripes, the Yankees restored their storied sports stature with seven World Championships. Through all the ups and downs of his reign, 'The Boss' managed to link the legends and legacy of Yankees past to Yankees present. Barbara Kopple documents an historic moment...
92) Farmingville
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Documentary film about the next group of immigrants, the Mexicans, that are following in our long history of immigration. It looks at the people of Farmingville, New York, and at how they are dealing with the influx of about 1,500 Mexican workers.
Publisher
Willow Mixed Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of railroads in New York's Catskill Mountains, covering: Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad; the D&H Canal; New York, Ontario & Western Railroad; electric trolleys; Ulster & Delaware Railroad; Catskill Mountain Railway/Otis Elevating Railway; Wallkill Valley Railroad; West Shore Railroad; Delaware & Ulster Railroad; Catskill Mountain Railroad; Rails & Trails Conflict. Features commentary by railroad historians and enthusiasts, and...
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
With Christmas approaching in New York City, Jessica, an archival historian enmeshed in a declining romantic relationship, is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. There, she meets Nick, a handsome decorator who's been commissioned to deck out the iconic landmark. When they're paired together to prepare the exhibition, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday traditions together and find themselves falling...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In 1906 in America it was first discovered that humans could transmit typhoid fever. This is a dramatization of the outbreak and a profile of Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as 'Typhoid Mary'. Quarantined against her will, the story reveals the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
1968: in that single year, MLK and RFK were assassinated, Chicago rioted, Nixon triumphed, and Tet exploded. The top music acts were the Beatles, the Doors, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye. Man circled the Moon. From Civil Rights to Vietnam, from rock & roll to rocket science, 1968 stands out as a concentrated dose of everything we think of as the Sixties.
Publisher
JerusalemOnlineUniversity.com
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Explore the history of Israel from ancient times through the Ottoman period. Part 1 delves into the central role that Israel plays in the three major monotheistic faiths. The first part of the mini-series serves as a narrative of the land of Israel from a Biblical inheritance to a modern state.