Treasures of New York - Season 1

Treasures of New York - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes12
DatesApr 2, 2012 - Dec 10, 2012
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Episodes

Hearst Tower
Season 1Episode 130 min

Hearst Tower

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Hearst's world headquarters, New York City's first completed "green" office building. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Lord Norman Foster, the Tower redefined the modern skyscraper and pioneered a sustainable architectural vision for the 21st century. Paula Zahn hosts.
Apr 2, 2012
Park Avenue Armory
Season 1Episode 230 min

Park Avenue Armory

This documentary explores how the once endangered, crumbling, Park Avenue Armory, one of New York's hidden jewels from a bygone era is being restored and being reinvented, rapidly becoming a new performing arts center. Hosted by Morley Safer.
Apr 5, 2012
The New-York Historical Society
Season 1Episode 330 min

The New-York Historical Society

Hosted and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, this film follows the renovation and reinvention of the New-York Historical Society, New York's oldest museum and one of the nation's most important American history research institutions. The film goes behind the scenes for an inside look at the days leading up to the grand reopening to reveal the dramatic restoration of its landmark building on Central Park West.
Apr 5, 2012
Building Stories
Season 1Episode 430 min

Building Stories

May 2, 2012
Lincoln Center
Season 1Episode 530 min

Lincoln Center

Jun 3, 2012
Pratt Institute
Season 1Episode 630 min

Pratt Institute

Discover the prestigious art and design college's vibrant Brooklyn history through the eyes of the two men who "built" it: industrialist Charles Pratt, who founded the school in 1887, and Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who has been articulating Pratt's vision since he became the school's President in 1993. Hosted by former Pratt student and celebrated writer Pete Hamill, the film explores Pratt's architectural and cultural impact.
Jun 13, 2012
Art Underground
Season 1Episode 730 min

Art Underground

Jun 27, 2012
City Parks
Season 1Episode 830 min

City Parks

Sep 5, 2012
Roosevelt House
Season 1Episode 930 min

Roosevelt House

Take an intimate look at the Roosevelt House (now owned by Hunter College) where FDR recovered from polio, where he celebrated his election to the Presidency in 1932, and where he planned the New Deal. Hosted by Jon Meacham.
Oct 9, 2012
Ocean Keeper
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Ocean Keeper

History of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.
Nov 1, 2012
New York State Capitol
Season 1Episode 1130 min

New York State Capitol

Controversy surrounding the construction of the New York State Capitol building in Albany, N.Y.
Dec 5, 2012
Museum of Natural History
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Museum of Natural History

For nearly 150 years, the American Museum of Natural History, which is comprised of 45 exhibition halls and houses over 32 million specimens and artifacts, has been a venerated enclave of science and natural history and one of the world's leading research and educational institutions. Hosted by Tom Brokaw.
Dec 10, 2012

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