The skyscrapers of Newpsaper Row. Image via Library of Congress
On Saturday, October 3rd, join Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young, along with Untapped Cities contributor and urban planner Julia Vitullo-Martin, and Brokelyn News Editor David Colon at the Green-Wood Historic National Landmark as they discuss Media Movers & Shakers, Then and Now. Following the discussion, you can join a trolley tour that will visit the monuments of the great newspaper men of the 19th century.
While we don’t always associate the growth of media to changes in the city’s architecture, the epicenter for New York City’s daily news, located on Park Ave, has greatly affected downtown New York. One such example includes The New York World Building, the first skyscraper to surpass the height of Trinity Church and the office space from which Joseph Pulitzer worked.
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