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FromThe Bowery Boys: New York City History

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#5 Blackout

FromThe Bowery Boys: New York City History

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Oct 4, 2008

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Flash back to the summer of 1977, when Star Wars and the Yankees ruled, gas prices were high, a serial killer roamed the streets, and the city experienced a little convenience called the New York City blackout.
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Oct 4, 2008

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New York City history is America's history. It's the hometown of the world, and most people know the city's familiar landmarks, buildings and streets. Why not look a little closer and have fun while doing it?

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#63 New York Stock Exchange by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#66 Who Killed Mary Rogers? by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#60 Five Points: The Fate of Five Points by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#50 Canal Street and Collect Pond by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#5 Blackout by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#61 The Pan Am Building by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#6 Governors Island by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#18 Ghost Stories of New York City by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#59 Five Points: Wicked Slum by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#51 McSorley's Old Ale House by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#12 Coney Island: The Golden Age by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#32 Museum of Modern Art by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#62 Shea Stadium by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#52 DeWitt Clinton and the Erie Canal by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#9 St. Patrick's Old Cathedral by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#55 The Evolution of Central Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#22 Staten Island by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#57 Carnegie Hall by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#54 The Creation of Central Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#15 The Apollo Theater by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#10 Central Park Zoo by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#7 Washington Square Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#19 Washington Irving by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#56 Randall's Island and the 1936 Olympic Trials by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby' by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#64 Green-Wood Cemetery by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#53 The Meatpacking District: Glamour and Gore by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#70 The Bowery Files by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#16 Statue of Liberty by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#65 Spooky Stories of New York by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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