How the World's Tallest Train Station was ABANDONED - The story of Michigan Central
Around the beginning of the 1910s, when Detroit was starting to grow into a major city, construction of a new railway station was nearing completion. Constructed in the Beaux Arts style, Michigan Central Station was designed by the several of the same architects that had designed New York City's Grand Central Station. A core in the northeastern US's mobilization in WWII, and once the tallest railway station in the world, But it now sits empty, abandoned and forgotten, but that may not be the case for long...
30 Sep 202112min
Ghost Town Living - The History of Cerro Gordo Mines
Today we discover the story of America's most unusual Ghost town Cerro Gordo California. Made famous by the towns unusual owner Brent Underwood of Ghost town living - its legacy is enjoyed by fans from around the world. @GhostTownLiving also happens to be my favourite Youtube channel. According to https://cerrogordomines.com Cerro Gordo is located on the western slope of the Inyo Mountains about seven miles east of Keeler and thirty miles south of Independence. It was the first major silver strike in Owens Valley. Long before the area was developed, Mexicans had been crawling the mountain they called Cerro Gordo, meaning "Fat Hill," looking for silver. However, an early group was attacked by Indians and three of the five prospectors were killed. Two were held captive and when they were released, were required to promise never to return. However, after Fort Independence was established and the Indian activity subsided, the Mexicans came back in 1862.
23 Sep 202113min
Detroit's ABANDONED Tower (The Story of Book Tower)
Detroit is effectively the dictionary's definition of Urban Decay and poverty. Yet images of the fading city somehow evoke emotions of nostalgia and curiosity. This is the magic of great cities beyond their prime, and the expression of times passage - as offered by neglect. Inside that faded skyline is Book Tower, an abandoned skyscraper that was intended to be Detroit's greats landmark - only to be ridiculed as an abomination by many. Although stunted by The great depression of America, and in tatters as a result of the decline of Detroit this Rust belt monument aviated the wrecking ball and represents a time when Detroit Michigan was an icon of the world. Fingers crossed - Book Tower is currently under renovation and it seems that the people of Detroit will save their masterpiece!
16 Sep 202115min
New York's Fake Buildings - Secret Sub-Stations (the story behind them)
Christopher Payne said it best in his book about New York Cities Sub-stations and fake buildings: "All over New York City, hidden behind unassuming historic facades, sits the gigantic machinery of the power stations that once moved the subways. For over a century, the 125,000-pound converters and related equipment of the substations remained largely unchanged, but in 1999 the last manually operated substation was shut down and since then they have been systematically dismantled and sold as scrap".
9 Sep 202117min
New York's LOST marvel - The Story of Pennsylvania Station
Today we explore the rise and fall of New York Cities famous Pennsylvania Station. This station was once one of the most beautiful structures in America, but now - little remains beyond photographs. Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station in New York City, named for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), its builder and original tenant. The station occupied an 8-acre (3.2 ha) plot bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. As the terminal shared its name with several stations in other cities, it was sometimes called New York Pennsylvania Station, or Penn Station for short.
2 Sep 202113min
New York's LOST Skyscraper - The Rise and Fall of SINGER TOWER
Today we explore the famous Singer Tower, a New York City skyscraper that once defined an era, and has now been completely forgotten. Upon its completion it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing Philadelphia's city hall which was the previous record holder. The Singer building was one of the worlds most beautiful examples of urban architecture - now it is an example of poor historic preservation.
26 Aug 202119min
The Great War with Florian Wittig In Conversation
Todays guest is Florian Wittig, known best for his work as creative producer of @TheGreatWar and Real Time History. The Great War is a history YouTube channel and web series which covered the events of World War I week-by-week from July 2014 to November 2018,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations] now focusing on the events that followed it in longer episodes. The series debuted on July 28, 2014. It is currently hosted and written by Jesse Alexander, a Canadian historian. It has been previously hosted by American historian and actor Indy Neidell. The channel produced weekly content that follows the events that occurred one hundred years prior during the war.[9] After the centennial's conclusion, Indy Neidell, the first host and writer of the series, left the project and now presents the World War Two channel.[10] Jesse Alexander was picked to replace Neidell. It currently focuses on World War I's aftermath, abandoning the week-by-week format and focusing on longer, more in-depth documentaries about events that followed it, such as the German Revolution and the Russian Civil War.
21 Aug 202152min
ABANDONED Underground Concourses of Philadelphia
Deep below the streets of Philadelphia is a labyrinth of hidden tunnels and corridors developed over nearly a century ago. What few people realise, is that some sections of tunnel have been abandoned through out their entire history!
19 Aug 20217min
