The Rise and Fall of Asbury Park New Jersey (a tale of urban decay)
The city was founded in 1871 and quickly became a posh destination for Philadelphia and New York society. Its layout echoed European cities, with large inland lakes, broad avenues leading to the sea, ...
24 Mars 202220min
New York's other Lost skyscraper | The Rise and Fall of City Investing Building
The City Investing Building had many names in its time, but none of them saved it from destruction. Starting as a project from a prolific designer, it hosted countless businesses as residents before f...
19 Mars 202215min
What Happened to America's oldest Telephone Network? (History of the Telephone)
From the Telegraph's ashes arises its successor; the Telephone. Starting as a modification to the harmonic telegraph, Alexander Graham Bell's magnum opus changed communication forever. Sparking an ent...
17 Mars 202226min
Why the Navy ABANDONED hundreds of Ships in California
An ever-shrinking collection of the US Navy's most storied ships lies in a bay near San Francisco. This National Defense Reserve Fleet held war heroes, masters of espionage, and behind-the-scenes vess...
12 Mars 202221min
Why the Longest Tunnel in the World Leads to New York City
New York City is the pinnacle example of American development. Being the most populated city in the United States, it requires a tremendous amount of infrastructure - chief Among the most important of...
10 Mars 202219min
How New Jersey's Pine Barrens became The Creepiest Place in America (The Jersey Devil)
Across the south of New Jersey, there are 1.1 million acres of pine forest. From the northern part of Ocean Country down to Cape May, the Pinelands National Reserve occupied 22% of the state's land ar...
5 Mars 202217min
Why the Ruins of this N.Y. tower were moved to Indiana
The lost St Paul building, Designed by George B. Post, constructed from 1895 to 1898, and named for the St. Paul Chapel across Broadway. This masterpiece once towered over lower Manhattan's Financial ...
3 Mars 202224min
New York's Deep Tunnel - The Lincoln Tunnel's Forgotten Past
As one of the busiest vehicular tunnels in the world and a cousin tunnel to the highly successful Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel sees over 100,000 cars every single day and around 21 million a yea...
26 Feb 202223min
