Manhattan, New York City
In this video, we drive north along FDR Drive to Houston Street. Along this route through Manhattan, features are pointed out, including Wall Street, One World Trade Center, and Brooklyn Bridge. The route is continued through Midtown in the next video.
Playing time: 10 min
FDR Drive to 42nd St.,Midtown, New York City
This video picks up the route north along FDR Drive from the previous video, this time going through Midtown, and pointing out features such as the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, UN Building, and the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.
Playing time: 6 min
E 42nd St., Midtown, New York City
In this video we head west along E 42nd Street, which is one of the main streets running east-west through Midtown, New York City. As we go along, we see the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square, and Broadway, which are some of New York City's most notable features.
Playing time: 9 min
Brooklyn Bridge
In this video we drive across Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Brooklyn in the eastern part of New York City to Manhattan island across the East River. As we go, the video describes the history and development of the suspension bridge, which was opened in 1883, and the surrounding areas.
Playing time: 10 min
Brooklyn Bridge, 1903
Historic panorama taken from the tower of Brooklyn Bridge in 1903.
Playing time: 1 min
Erie Canal
Shows a section of the Erie Canal in the Cohoes Waterford area. The canal is one the of the most important transportation systems in American history. It was built between 1817 and 1825 to connect the Great Lakes to the Hudson River via the Mohawk valley.
Playing time: 4 min
Niagara Falls
Shows the Niagara Falls in New York state. This waterfall marks teh boundary between Canada and the U.S..
Playing time: 3 min
Cohoes Falls
Shows the Cohoes Falls in New York state. This fall line waterfall is on the Mohawk River, above where it meets the Hudson River near Albany.
Playing time: 4 min
Cohoes Mills
A drive through Cohoes showing its historic cotton mills. The mills were built in the 19th century next to the Cohoes Falls to harness water power for the mills.
Playing time: 4 min
Albany
A drive-through video approaching Albany, New York's state capital, from the south. Albany was originally a Dutch fur-trading post sited at the start of the navigable part of the Hudson River, and is nowadays known for its Empire Plaza. The video is a good case study of how a freeway can divide a settlement, with each side of the freeway being very different.
Playing time: 5 min
Coney Island, 1896
Historic footage of water rides at Coney Island in 1896.
Playing time: 1 min
Flatiron Building, NYC, 1903
Historic footage of Flatiron Building in New York City, 1903.
Playing time: 1 min
Falls of Minnehaha, 1897
Historic footage of the Falls of Minnehaha in 1897.
Playing time: 1 min
Lower East Side, NYC, 1903
Historic footage of a market in Lower East Side, NYC, 1903.
Playing time: 2 min
Williamsburg Bridge, 1903
Historic footage of the opening of Williamsburg Bridge in 1903.
Playing time: 4 min
Ellis Island, 1903
Historic footage of immigrants landing at Ellis Island in 1903.
Playing time: 2 min
NYC fire department, 1903
Historic footage of the New York Fire Department in NYC in 1903.
Playing time: 1 min
Fish market, NYC, 1903
Historic footage of a fish market in NYC in 1903.
Playing time: 3 min
New York City skyscrapers, 1903
Historic footage of the skyscrapers of New York City taken from the North River in 1903.
Playing time: 4 min
The history of America
An introductory video about the history of America, from Native American peoples to the present day, through early settlers, colonial times, revolution and independence, Civil War, the Gilded Age, Immigration, the Great Depression, and more. Designed to support our 'History of America' book.
Playing time: 15 min