We're now thirty weeks into the project, NYC Decade by Decade. Here's an abbreviated recap, highly compressed and distilled, of the third century.
1800-1809--Robert Fulton demonstrates his steamship on the North River and transforms maritime trade.
1810-1819--In 1811 two crucial reports are delivered--one divides Manhattan into a grid and the other proposes the construction of the Erie Canal.
1820-1829--The Erie Canal opens in 1825, connecting New York Harbor to the American interior.
1830-1839--With money pouring into the city, three upper class enclaves are built. Two disasters follow--the Great Fire of 1835 and the Financial Panic of 1837.
1840-1849--Fresh water from the Croton River is brought to the city...thirty million gallons a day.
1850-1859--Central Park is approved and the construction commences.
1860-1869--The Civil War and the 1863 Draft Riots paralyze New York.
1870-1879--The corrupt Tweed Ring is broken.
1880-1889--Architecturally speaking, New York City starts looking familiar (the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty open along with several skyscrapers and housing stock).
1890-1899--The city grows overnight in 1898 with the Consolidation of Greater New York.
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COMING THIS THURSDAY: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BEGINS...1900-1909
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