New York S01E05 · Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

Overview

In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energies, reaching its highest levels of urban excitement and glamour. In just over a decade, New York gave birth to its signature skyscrapers, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, and to artistic creations like F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY, George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and to the jazz compositions of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Along the way, Harlem emerged as the undisputed capital of the African- American experience and the new media industries of advertising, radio networks, public relations, and magazines found their homes in midtown Manhattan.

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1. 1 1. The Country and the City (1609–1825)1999-11-14 · 2h 0mThe series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativity. The episode charts
2. 2 2. Order and Disorder (1825–1865)1999-11-15 · 2h 0mAlready established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest industrial metropolis as a massive wave of German and Irish immigration turned the c
3. 3 3. Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)1999-11-16 · 2h 0mNow the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy postwar "Gilded Age." Exploring the incomparable wealth of the robber barons and the un
4. 4 4. The Power and the People (1898–1918)1999-11-17 · 2h 0mAs New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and transformation surged to a climax. During a single generation, over 10 million im
5. 5 5. Cosmopolis (1919–1931)1999-11-18 · 2h 0mIn this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of human and cultural energies, reaching its highest levels of urban excitement and gla
6. 6 6. City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)2001-09-30 · 2h 0mIn little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city and the country. Along
7. 7 7. The City and the World (1945–2000)2001-10-01 · 2h 0mIn exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the post-war period, Episode Seven examines the great African-American migration and Puerto Ric
8. 8 8. The Center of the World (1946–2003)2003-09-08 · 2h 0mExamines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, t
9. 9 9. Shadows of the Past (1965-2001)2026-09-21 · 1h 54mTrace New York’s turbulent decline and rebirth in the last decades of the 20th century.
10. 10 10. The Future of Cities (2001-2026)2026-09-22 · 1h 55mFollow New York's transformation since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.