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3 episodes with woolworth building
2 episodes with woolworth building
2 episodes with woolworth building
2 episodes with woolworth building
We remembered this one to be better... J 5/10 M 5/10 For daily horror movie content follow the podcast on Twitter / Instagram @darkroastcult Each week we choose a movie from one of the horror genre to discuss the following week. Follow along each week by keeping up with the movies we are watching to stay in the loop with the movie club! Check out other podcasts, coffee and pins at www.darkroastcult.com ! THANKS TO ANDREW FOR MAKING THE INTRO SONG. (soundcloud.com / andoryukesuta)@andoryukesuta The footage from a personal camcorder is recovered by the U.S. Department of Defense in the area "formerly known as Central Park", bearing a disclaimer stating multiple sightings of a case designated "Cloverfield". The camera contains two sets of recordings, mixed together. The earlier footage, recorded on April 27, 2008, shows Robert "Rob" Hawkins waking up with Elizabeth "Beth" McIntyre in her father's apartment above Columbus Circle before embarking on a date across New York City and Coney Island. On May 22, 2008, Rob's brother Jason and Jason's girlfriend Lily Ford, throw a farewell party, celebrating Rob's new job. Jason gets Rob's best friend, Hudson "Hud" Platt, to film testimonials for Rob during the party. Beth, whose feelings are hurt because Rob never called her back after their one night together, brings another man to the party. Beth and Rob argue, and she leaves shortly before a massive earthquake occurs, causing a brief citywide power outage; the local news reports a capsized oil tanker near Liberty Island. From the roof, the partygoers witness an explosion in the distance and flee as flaming debris flies in their direction. As the partygoers leave the building, the severed head of the Statue of Liberty is hurled into the street. In the chaos, Hud records an enormous creature several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building before taking cover in a convenience store. When the group attempts to evacuate Manhattan, the creature's tail destroys the Brooklyn Bridge, killing Jason. News reports show the Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division attacking the monster and smaller parasitic creatures that fall off its body. Rob receives a message from Beth, who is trapped in her apartment at the Time Warner Center. Rob, followed by Hud, Lily, and Marlena Diamond, venture into Midtown Manhattan to rescue her. They find themselves in a battle between the creature and military, run into the subway, and are attacked by the parasites. While saving Hud, Marlena is bitten by one of the creatures. The four escape the subway and enter an underground mall where they are found by soldiers and taken to a command center nearby. When Marlena begins to bleed from her eyes, she is forcibly taken to a field hospital and explodes. Rob, still intending to save Beth, persuades one of the military commanders to let them go. He is informed when the last evacuation helicopter will depart before the military executes its "Hammer Down Protocol", which will destroy Manhattan to kill the monster. The surviving group travels to Beth's apartment building leaning on a neighboring skyscraper. After crossing roofs from the other building, the group finds Beth impaled on exposed rebar. They free her and make their way to the evacuation site at Grand Central Terminal, where they encounter the creature again. Lily is first rushed into a first helicopter to escape before Rob, Beth, and Hud are taken away in a second helicopter and witness the creature being heavily bombed. The creature remains unfazed and lunges out of the smoke, hitting the second helicopter, and causing it to crash in Central Park, killing all the occupants except Rob, Beth, and Hud.
The Chrysler Building remains one of America's most beautiful skyscrapers and a grand evocation of Jazz Age New York. But this architectural tribute to the automobile is also the greatest reminder of a furious construction surge that transformed the city in the 1920s.After World War I, New York became newly prosperous, one of the undisputed business capitals of the world. The tallest building was the Woolworth Building, but the city's rise in prominence demanded new, taller towers, taking advantage of improvements in steel-frame construction and a clever 'wedding cake' zoning law that allowed for ever-higher buildings.Into this world came William Van Alen and H. Craig Severance, two former architectural partners who had unamicably separated and were now designing rival skyscrapers. Each man wanted to make the tallest building in the world.But Van Alan had the upper hand, backed by one of America's most famous businessmen -- Walter Chrysler. His automobiles were the coolest, sleekest vehicles in the marketplace. His brand required a skyscraper of radical design and surprising height.In 1930, the Chrysler became the tallest building in the world, a title it held until the Empire State Building.Just ten years ago, the Chrysler Building was the fourth tallest in New York City. Today, however, it's the thirteenth tallest building in the city. And that's because of a new skyscraper surge shaping the city's skyline, with supertalls making the skyscrapers of old feel very small in comparison.It can be bewildering to see the skyline change so rapidly. But that's exactly how New Yorkers felt exactly one century ago.Visit our website for pictures and other episodes
AVSNITT 6 I STORYKALENDERN Lyssnarna hjälper Åsskar ta sig ner från Woolworth Building i New York och han hittar kylskåpsrymdraketen för att ta sig vidare på sin resa genom historien, men han hamnar inte riktigt där han tänkt sig. Han åker bakåt i tiden istället för framåt, men får vara med och förändra världen för alltid. Tillsammans med Adad i Mesopotamien så uppfinner dom något som gör att världen aldrig kommer vara sig lik igen. Produceras av Frälsningsarmén www.kylskåpsradion.se
This week, the lads are reunited and are covering The B1M's latest video: "Why New York Demolishes its Best Buildings". The questions is, specifically, how long can a structure like the Woolworth Building survive?Later in the episode, we cover:Saudi Arabia's dramatic mountain hotels = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cybzioissrx/?img_index=1Sydney Opera House turns 50 = https://www.instagram.com/p/CynnQjNuA43/Singapore's vertical garden hotel = https://www.instagram.com/p/CyTk2AKsv3q/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Trimble Viewpoint! Check the link out here: https://bit.ly/3SnCS09We end the show with an email from Marc de Asis.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting the gentleman who opened the invitation to what is now Glocal Citizens. As you listen to the episode, you'll understand more about how my guest's investment ethic and a particular investment in a start-up podcasting network four years ago are at the intersection of our collective coming to being on this page. Born into multiracial family in Trinidad & Tobago, now based in Southern California, my guest is investor, influencer and friend, Garnet Heraman. With over 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation, diversity and technology, Garnet is a frequent speaker at events around the world; his portfolio has been featured in Time Magazine, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Thrillist, WSJ, Institutional Investor, Inc., Entrepreneur, GMA, Travel+ Leisure + O, Oprah Magazine. He is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, the US's largest fintech fund backed by multiple Fortune 500 companies. He is also co-founder of FUEL OZ.Capital, an opportunity zone sponsor of innovation hubs to drive inclusive development. Previously, he was co-founder of Aegis Investment Partners, a private equity boutique specializing in growth capital for corpvc backed companies. He is an investor or board member at numerous ventures and is co-owner of the sustainable apparel brand, Karina Dresses. Garnet's non-profit work includes the Brookings Institute (advisor); the Columbia Venture Community; TiE New York (https://ny.tie.org), where he was a founding board member; The CORO Foundation (http://www.corofellowship.org), which named him to their prestigious Leadership New York Program in the 2000-1 cohort and; Rhizome.org (http://Rhizome.org), the world's first digital art space on the web. Where to find Garnet? ApertureVC.com (http://ApertureVC.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garnetsheraman/) What's Garnet reading? The Remains of the Day (https://a.co/d/5Up6paF) by Kazuo Ishiguro (https://www.amazon.com/Kazuo-Ishiguro/e/B000APSEA8/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) Other topics of interest: About the Woolworth Building (https://nylandmarks.org/explore-ny/the-woolworth-building/) About Aperture's William Crowder (https://aperturevc.com/personnel/william-crowder/) Carla Harris (https://www.carlaspearls.com) Fred Wilson (https://avc.com) Joanne Solomon Wilson (https://gothamgal.com) Union Square Ventures (https://www.usv.com) Digitial NYC: Wired to the World Program (https://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2001a/pr118-01.html) Philip McKenzie (https://philipmckenzie.com) Comcast Catalyst Fund (https://corporate.comcast.com/values/diversityreport/2018/our-suppliers-and-partners/we-stand-for) Special Guest: Garnet Heraman.
Episode: 2605 To hold our new skyscrapers, we reinvent foundations. Today, we reinvent foundations.
What's the future of the historic Woolworth building in downtown Bakersfield? David Anderson, one of the building's new owners gives Notorious Bakersfield listeners some insight into this project.
After fire destroyed West Virginia's capitol in 1921, leaders decided to create a magnificent new building to replace it and who better to design it than America's first star architect, Cass Gilbert. Around the nation, his structures graced town squares, capital cities and skylines. Gilbert's Woolworth Building in New York set the standard for the American skyscraper. So, when he came to Charleston, he guided everyone to a large plot of land in the city's east end. There he could build his latest masterpiece, a lasting monument to his reputation and a testimony to the people of the Mountain State.
Long before Dollar Tree had fixed priced products, F. W. Woolworth started it all with his 5 & 10 Cent Store. Learn how a $300 loan from his employer enabled Frank Woolworth to change the retail landscape of the 20th century.
在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.urban 城市的2.permanent settlements 永久定居点3.Jewish 犹太人4.dramatic skyline 引人注目的天际线5.architecture 建筑学6.district 地区7.headquarters 总部8.Statue of Liberty 自由女神像9.bustling 繁忙的原文New York CityNew York City is the largest city in the United States，and one of the largest cities in the world.The city of New York has a population of over seven million people，and the surrounding urban areas bring the total to about twenty million people.However，New York City is not merely a very large city；it is also known as one of the world's leading centers of financial，artistic，and media activities.Compared with most of the great cities of the world，New York is very young.The first permanent settlements were established during the seventeenth century，by settlers from the Netherlands.Those people named their town“New Amsterdam”.Soon，the colony was taken over by English settlers，who re-named the city“New York”.New York grew very quickly，and by the nineteenth century it was the largest city of the United States.New York was usually the place where new immigrants to the United States would arrive.In the nineteenth century，immigrants from Germany and Ireland were numerous in New York.In the early twentieth century，New York City was the home of many Jewish immigrants，and also immigrants from Italy.In addition，many African-American people arrived New York from other parts of the United States，and many persons came to New York form the American territory of Puerto Rico，a Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean.In more recent decades，immigrants have arrived New York from places all over the world.One of the most famous features of New York City is its dramatic skyline.New York has more tall buildings，called“Skyscrapers”，than any other city in the world.Many of the tallest and most interesting building in New York-including the Woolworth Building，the Chrysler Building，and the Empire State Building were constructed during the early decades of the twentieth century.In addition to these impressive buildings，New York is also known for the huge bridges that join the island of Manhattan to the surrounding areas.The Brooklyn Bridge is the most famous of these remarkable and old bridges.Of course，New York is famous for much more than just its architecture.New York City's financial district，Wall Street，and its theatre district，centered on Broadway，are the most important in the United States.Center Park is one of the world's great urban parks，and the art galleries，museums，and concert halls are among the greatest to be found anywhere.The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.People around the world recognized the famous Statue of Liberty，which stands on an island in the harbor of New York，and the bustling Time Square ，located in the mid-town Manhattan area.Visitors to New York find it to be an extremely busy，fast-placed city，and are struck by the extremes of wealth and poverty that surround it.Many people love New York City，but even those who would not want to live in New York do agree that it is a very interesting place.
在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.urban 城市的2.permanent settlements 永久定居点3.Jewish 犹太人4.dramatic skyline 引人注目的天际线5.architecture 建筑学6.district 地区7.headquarters 总部8.Statue of Liberty 自由女神像9.bustling 繁忙的原文New York CityNew York City is the largest city in the United States，and one of the largest cities in the world.The city of New York has a population of over seven million people，and the surrounding urban areas bring the total to about twenty million people.However，New York City is not merely a very large city；it is also known as one of the world's leading centers of financial，artistic，and media activities.Compared with most of the great cities of the world，New York is very young.The first permanent settlements were established during the seventeenth century，by settlers from the Netherlands.Those people named their town“New Amsterdam”.Soon，the colony was taken over by English settlers，who re-named the city“New York”.New York grew very quickly，and by the nineteenth century it was the largest city of the United States.New York was usually the place where new immigrants to the United States would arrive.In the nineteenth century，immigrants from Germany and Ireland were numerous in New York.In the early twentieth century，New York City was the home of many Jewish immigrants，and also immigrants from Italy.In addition，many African-American people arrived New York from other parts of the United States，and many persons came to New York form the American territory of Puerto Rico，a Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean.In more recent decades，immigrants have arrived New York from places all over the world.One of the most famous features of New York City is its dramatic skyline.New York has more tall buildings，called“Skyscrapers”，than any other city in the world.Many of the tallest and most interesting building in New York-including the Woolworth Building，the Chrysler Building，and the Empire State Building were constructed during the early decades of the twentieth century.In addition to these impressive buildings，New York is also known for the huge bridges that join the island of Manhattan to the surrounding areas.The Brooklyn Bridge is the most famous of these remarkable and old bridges.Of course，New York is famous for much more than just its architecture.New York City's financial district，Wall Street，and its theatre district，centered on Broadway，are the most important in the United States.Center Park is one of the world's great urban parks，and the art galleries，museums，and concert halls are among the greatest to be found anywhere.The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.People around the world recognized the famous Statue of Liberty，which stands on an island in the harbor of New York，and the bustling Time Square ，located in the mid-town Manhattan area.Visitors to New York find it to be an extremely busy，fast-placed city，and are struck by the extremes of wealth and poverty that surround it.Many people love New York City，but even those who would not want to live in New York do agree that it is a very interesting place.
在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.urban 城市的2.permanent settlements 永久定居点3.Jewish 犹太人4.dramatic skyline 引人注目的天际线5.architecture 建筑学6.district 地区7.headquarters 总部8.Statue of Liberty 自由女神像9.bustling 繁忙的原文New York CityNew York City is the largest city in the United States，and one of the largest cities in the world.The city of New York has a population of over seven million people，and the surrounding urban areas bring the total to about twenty million people.However，New York City is not merely a very large city；it is also known as one of the world's leading centers of financial，artistic，and media activities.Compared with most of the great cities of the world，New York is very young.The first permanent settlements were established during the seventeenth century，by settlers from the Netherlands.Those people named their town“New Amsterdam”.Soon，the colony was taken over by English settlers，who re-named the city“New York”.New York grew very quickly，and by the nineteenth century it was the largest city of the United States.New York was usually the place where new immigrants to the United States would arrive.In the nineteenth century，immigrants from Germany and Ireland were numerous in New York.In the early twentieth century，New York City was the home of many Jewish immigrants，and also immigrants from Italy.In addition，many African-American people arrived New York from other parts of the United States，and many persons came to New York form the American territory of Puerto Rico，a Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean.In more recent decades，immigrants have arrived New York from places all over the world.One of the most famous features of New York City is its dramatic skyline.New York has more tall buildings，called“Skyscrapers”，than any other city in the world.Many of the tallest and most interesting building in New York-including the Woolworth Building，the Chrysler Building，and the Empire State Building were constructed during the early decades of the twentieth century.In addition to these impressive buildings，New York is also known for the huge bridges that join the island of Manhattan to the surrounding areas.The Brooklyn Bridge is the most famous of these remarkable and old bridges.Of course，New York is famous for much more than just its architecture.New York City's financial district，Wall Street，and its theatre district，centered on Broadway，are the most important in the United States.Center Park is one of the world's great urban parks，and the art galleries，museums，and concert halls are among the greatest to be found anywhere.The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.People around the world recognized the famous Statue of Liberty，which stands on an island in the harbor of New York，and the bustling Time Square ，located in the mid-town Manhattan area.Visitors to New York find it to be an extremely busy，fast-placed city，and are struck by the extremes of wealth and poverty that surround it.Many people love New York City，but even those who would not want to live in New York do agree that it is a very interesting place.
词汇提示1.urban 城市的2.permanent settlements 永久定居点3.Jewish 犹太人4.dramatic skyline 引人注目的天际线5.architecture 建筑学6.district 地区7.headquarters 总部8.Statue of Liberty 自由女神像9.bustling 繁忙的原文New York CityNew York City is the largest city in the United States，and one of the largest cities in the world.The city of New York has a population of over seven million people，and the surrounding urban areas bring the total to about twenty million people.However，New York City is not merely a very large city；it is also known as one of the world's leading centers of financial，artistic，and media activities.Compared with most of the great cities of the world，New York is very young.The first permanent settlements were established during the seventeenth century，by settlers from the Netherlands.Those people named their town“New Amsterdam”.Soon，the colony was taken over by English settlers，who re-named the city“New York”.New York grew very quickly，and by the nineteenth century it was the largest city of the United States.New York was usually the place where new immigrants to the United States would arrive.In the nineteenth century，immigrants from Germany and Ireland were numerous in New York.In the early twentieth century，New York City was the home of many Jewish immigrants，and also immigrants from Italy.In addition，many African-American people arrived New York from other parts of the United States，and many persons came to New York form the American territory of Puerto Rico，a Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean.In more recent decades，immigrants have arrived New York from places all over the world.One of the most famous features of New York City is its dramatic skyline.New York has more tall buildings，called“Skyscrapers”，than any other city in the world.Many of the tallest and most interesting building in New York-including the Woolworth Building，the Chrysler Building，and the Empire State Building were constructed during the early decades of the twentieth century.In addition to these impressive buildings，New York is also known for the huge bridges that join the island of Manhattan to the surrounding areas.The Brooklyn Bridge is the most famous of these remarkable and old bridges.Of course，New York is famous for much more than just its architecture.New York City's financial district，Wall Street，and its theatre district，centered on Broadway，are the most important in the United States.Center Park is one of the world's great urban parks，and the art galleries，museums，and concert halls are among the greatest to be found anywhere.The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.People around the world recognized the famous Statue of Liberty，which stands on an island in the harbor of New York，and the bustling Time Square ，located in the mid-town Manhattan area.Visitors to New York find it to be an extremely busy，fast-placed city，and are struck by the extremes of wealth and poverty that surround it.Many people love New York City，but even those who would not want to live in New York do agree that it is a very interesting place.
Gail Fenske, author of "The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York," on the architectural landmark in Tribeca.
In this episode, Christian sits down with Christopher Burke, senior director at Gardiner & Theobald, Inc. As one of Gardiner & Theobald's senior leaders, Christopher has leveraged his background in civil engineering and construction management to advise and lead the development of several large-scale complex projects, including the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park, Little Island (formerly Pier 55), the Woolworth Building conversion, the repositioning of 28 Liberty (formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza), and the renovation and repositioning of the iconic Carlyle Hotel. https://www.gardiner.com/us/ https://theantiarchitect.com/
Wendy Stuart Kaplan is an actress, comedian, on camera host, and model. She feels deep down in her past life, she was a famous explorer because she has spent this life recreating that quest for adventure. Wendy is known for her quirky sensibility, and off beat interpretation of characters that have gotten her cast in film, TV, and theatre. She believes that a successful performer must draw from their own life experience. Whether bantering with Katy Couric as an antique collector, playing a frustrated casting director for an AT&T industrial, or exploring the secrets of The Woolworth Building on Time Traveling With Brian Unger, Wendy Stuart Kaplan brings a signature flare to everything she does. With a combination of studying anthropology and theatre initiated a dramatic life change, lead Wendy to a village in Nigeria to study voodoo. The locals called her "Oyebo", which means the white skin around a peeled orange. Her passion for the unusual has also taken her to the Amazon where her adventures included interviewing a tapir, eating reeds with the Amayra Indians in Lake Titicaca in Peru, and dancing with the Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands. Fit Model Extraordinaire Wendy is known in the fashion industry as an expert fit model and consultant working with major brands such as; Eileen Fischer, Nina McLemore, and Michael Kors Outerwear as a standard for size 8 clothing. Model With A Mission is a series of videos she's created, interviewing an international group of everyday people and experts, who are protecting endangered species, and cultures from environmental impact. Wendy's published memoir "She's The Last Model Standing" is a hilarious, occasionally poignant story of coming to New York City with dreams of becoming a supermodel, and ending up becoming one of the most sought after fit models in the industry. Wendy is known for her quick wit. When asked about what it takes to be a fir model she quickly retorted, "I cover the asses of the masses". Her path along the way was often rocky, but led to meeting Andy Warhol, shooting with Francesco Scavullo, and starring so far off Broadway that she felt she was almost in the Hudson River. NYC is home, shared with a long haired chihuahua, a cockatoo, two English Angoras, a husband and a daughter. All the animals roam freely ... just like Wendy Kaplan Stuart. Cohost of "if These Walls Could Talk", cohost of "Triversity talk", creator of "Pandemic cooking With Wendy", author of "She's The Last Model Standing". Check out wendystuart.com, YouTube.com/WendyStuartTv, Amazon.com/Model-Standing-Wendy-Stuart-Kaplan/, YouTube.com/fluffie26. For more Episodes and Platforms https://linktr.ee/ScreamingChuyShow. *FOR COOL MERCH https://teespring.com/stores/my-store-10115944*
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Randy Beckwith remembers a time when the Woolworth department store was the hub of the uptown. He met his wife Leslie working there, their children also worked there. He reminisces with the CBC's Cindy Grant as that building becomes rubble to make way for a new development.
Ahogy mondja Gábor, New York az ellentmondások városa. De miért nincs párja egész Amerikában? Mi a különbség az ottani és a Deák téri kosz között? Miért olyan izgalmas ott egy egyszerű reggeli megvásárlása? Mi az a bárpultnál létezés? Milyen csodákat lehet séta közben látni? Melyik filmek és könyvek adják vissza a hamisítatlan New York-i hangulatot?Konkrét helyszínek, amik szóba kerültek: Woolworth Building, Strand Book Store, Fanelli's Cafe, Mercer Street Books & Records.--------------------------------------Filmek és könyvek, amit Gábor ajánlott
Owned by the same family for its first 200 years then purchased by star architect Cass Gilbert in 1907 for his summer home, the Keeler Tavern was there when the American Revolution’s Battle of Ridgefield happened and it has a cannonball embedded in the façade to prove it. New York City architect Cass Gilbert, designer of early skyscrapers like the Woolworth Building in New York City, kept all of the home’s Colonial charm and added to it! Cass Gilbert had a big impact on Connecticut’s architecture in Hartford, Waterbury, Waterford and New Haven. But there’s more to the Keeler Tavern than a pretty place! New research is enhancing the museum’s ability to tell women’s and African American history in programming for adults and children. The pandemic pushed many museums to reach out to their audience using new technologies. Hear more about how the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center’s dynamic staff is telling their story and finding new audiences in 2020 with architectural historian Mary Donohue. Thank our guests Hildi Grob, Executive Director, Catherine Prescott, Chief Curator, and Melissa Houston, Educational Director from the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center. See more at https://keelertavernmuseum.org/ Find a photo album for this episode at https://www.ctexplored.org/ Read more online at ctexplored.org in the article https://www.ctexplored.org/benedict-arnold-and-the-battle-of-ridgefield/ And read about architect Cass Gilbert in our online articles including https://www.ctexplored.org/glamour-and-purpose-in-new-havens-union-station/ https://www.ctexplored.org/longer-lasting-than-brass-waterburys-city-hall-restored/ https://www.ctexplored.org/seaside/ Our mid-reel sponsor is the Wilton Historical Society at http://wiltonhistorical.org/ Mentioned in the episode: Historical Interpreter-Cheyney McKnight at NotYourMommasHistory http://www.notyourmommashistory.com/ Playwrights: Joanne Hudson, Redding, CT and Royal Shiree, Lynchburg, VA This episode was produced by Mary Donohue, Assistant Publisher of Connecticut Explored, and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan. Music by Hyde.
After the recent decision to keep the Alamo Cenotaph right where it is, the next controversy in the $450 plan to renovate the plaza is expected to be about what happens to the old Woolworth Building right across from it. The state owns it and two other buildings which are right where the plan is to put a museum – somehow. Should they be torn down – or incorporated into the museum? It's going to be a battle largely because of what happened in the Woolworth Building and other other sites downtown in 1960 – the first peaceful desegregation of lunch counters in the South. That put San Antonio on the map as a pioneer in Civil Rights history. Trinity University history professor Dr. Carey Latimore wrote the report for Alamo Plan leaders about that history which could guide them in deciding the building's future. It will be released before the end of the year. But in this San Antonio's Voice podcast he wanted to make clear that he is not taking any stance on what happens to the building. He's also helping to develop Trinity University's new African American Civil Rights institute in the Kress building, which is the site of another lunch counter. He talks about race relations at the time, why San Antonio developed a little differently than other cities. And what's going on today in 2020. An expert on African American history, Latimore also shares his thoughts on the Alamo and it's story. It lacks something, he explains, that he'd like remedied. Latimore has previously served on the Bexar County Historical Commission and Mayor's Council on Police and Community Relations. He is the Chair of the history department at Trinity University. These are some of the subjects Latimore teaches: The African American Experience Through Reconstruction The African American Experience Since Reconstruction The Civil War and Reconstruction Free Blacks in America Black Images in Film The Old South Seminar in United States History Podcast, Part I – The Woolworth Building, the Alamo Plaza plan, 2020 race relations Podcast, Part II - The history of African Americans in San Antonio, race, racism and what it meant for everything from the Battle of the Alamo to present day
After the recent decision to keep the Alamo Cenotaph right where it is, the next controversy in the $450 plan to renovate the plaza is expected to be about what happens to the old Woolworth Building right across from it. The state owns it and two other buildings which are right where the plan is to put a museum – somehow. Should they be torn down – or incorporated into the museum? It's going to be a battle largely because of what happened in the Woolworth Building and other other sites downtown in 1960 – the first peaceful desegregation of lunch counters in the South. That put San Antonio on the map as a pioneer in Civil Rights history. Trinity University history professor Dr. Carey Latimore wrote the report for Alamo Plan leaders about that history which could guide them in deciding the building's future. It will be released before the end of the year. But in this San Antonio's Voice podcast he wanted to make clear that he is not taking any stance on what happens to the building. He's also helping to develop Trinity University's new African American Civil Rights institute in the Kress building, which is the site of another lunch counter. He talks about race relations at the time, why San Antonio developed a little differently than other cities. And what's going on today in 2020. An expert on African American history, Latimore also shares his thoughts on the Alamo and it's story. It lacks something, he explains, that he'd like remedied. Latimore has previously served on the Bexar County Historical Commission and Mayor's Council on Police and Community Relations. He is the Chair of the history department at Trinity University. These are some of the subjects Latimore teaches: The African American Experience Through Reconstruction The African American Experience Since Reconstruction The Civil War and Reconstruction Free Blacks in America Black Images in Film The Old South Seminar in United States History Podcast, Part I – The Woolworth Building, the Alamo Plaza plan, 2020 race relations Podcast, Part II - The history of African Americans in San Antonio, race, racism and what it meant for everything from the Battle of the Alamo to present day
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Ken Horn "A Real Estate Empire Built from Gelato" on Global Luxury Real Estate Mastermind with Michael Valdes Podcast #113Ken Horn, one of the most iconic real estate developers in New York City, literally built his empire after starting a gelato company in his early 20s. His first career was law, before he started in real estate. Now Ken Horn is the developer of the most spectacular edifices, the Woolworth Building. A true entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ken shares candid stories and lessons of his career.More About Ken HornKenneth Horn founded Alchemy Properties in 1990 and has been actively involved in development and other aspects of real estate in the metro area for over 30 years. Since founding Alchemy, Kenneth has been directly responsible for the acquisition, strategic development, financing, construction, renovation, marketing and conversion of over 3,000 apartments, including the ground-up or rehabilitation development of more than 25 residential and retail buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Kenneth has personally overseen the sale of over $2 Billion of real estate. Kenneth's most notable acquisition to date is the conversion of the tower floors of the National Landmark Woolworth Building. He has lectured at the Yale University School of Architecture, the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton Graduate School of Business and is a former Professor at New York University's Master's Program in Real Estate.A graduate of Brandeis University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Kenneth is a member of the New York State Bar. He is also a Board Member and former President of The Catalog for Giving, a non-profit organization that distributes funds for after school programs to New York City school children.More About Michael ValdesMichael Valdes is the Senior Vice President of Global Servicing for Realogy Corporation. In that role he oversees the international servicing platform for all Realogy brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Better Homes & Garden, Corcoran, Climb and Sotheby’s International Realty in 113 countries. He has been with Realogy in a variety of roles for the past 14 years. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Valdes was Director of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank for just under a decade where he oversaw a book of business of just under $1 billion. He has the distinction of being the first Director in the United States of Latino descent. Mr. Valdes is the Chair of the AREAA Global Advisory Board and co-host of the 2020 AREAA Global Luxury Summit. He is also a current member of the NAHREP Corporate Board of Governors. Additonally, he is a member of the Realogy Diversity Board as well as the Executive Chair of the ONE VOZ, Hispanic ERG for the firm. He is a former Board Member of Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach as well as the Shanti Organization in San Francisco. Michael was also a Board Member of Pink & Blue for 2, an organization started by Olivia Newton-John to promote breast and prostate cancer awareness. He currently resides in New York City and has a home in Miami.
BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve Picker: Hey, everyone, this is Eve Picker, and if you listen to this podcast series, you're going to learn how to make some change. Eve Picker: Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing. My guest today is Majora Carter, and, wow, you won't want to miss this. It's hard to know where to begin describing Majora, who is, quite simply put, a powerhouse. Described as an urban revitalization strategist, her career has spanned environment, economy, social mobility, and real estate development, and her work has won major awards in each sector, including a MacArthur Genius Grant, a Peabody Award, the Rudy Bruner Award – Silver Medal, and nine honorary doctorates amongst many, many more. Eve Picker: Majora is quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture as saying, "Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one." There is no way around it; if you are really interested in impact investing, this podcast is a must-listen. Be sure to go to EvePicker.com to find out more about Majora on the show notes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small Change. Eve Picker: Good morning, Majora. I'm so delighted that you're on the show with me. Majora Carter: Good morning. Thanks for having me. Eve Picker: I was reading a little background on you, and the thing that stood out to me is this quote, "Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one." These are your words, and they can be found on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture. I just wonder how these words play into your work? Majora Carter: Oh, those words are- were actually not my words, but they've certainly been attributed to me. They were the words of a woman who worked with me - Marta Rodriguez - as a organizer, when I ran Sustainable South Bronx, and it really embodied exactly what we were trying to do at the time, when I was running a small environmental and economic development organization - which is this is our community. How are we not creating the kind of community of our dreams here? It really continues on, as we're thinking about real estate development, and how do you use real estate development to truly transform your community into something that you can age into, and stay there, because you feel as though everything that you need and want is actually part of it? Eve Picker: Yeah. So, you're working- are you still working mostly in the South Bronx? Majora Carter: No, I work nationally. I certainly do have some projects that I'd love to get off the ground, here in the South Bronx, and some that we're working on, but we actually work nationally, as well. We've got a really amazing real estate development project, a mixed-income housing, mixed-use development, going on out in Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, which I'm absolutely delighted about. There'll be about 50 units of home ownership; another 150 units of mixed-income housing, and about 50,000 square feet specifically for light manufacturing, commercial, and cultural space. We're delighted to be the developer on it. Eve Picker: Wow. You weren't a developer when you started out, right? Majora Carter: Oh, no! Although, interestingly enough, I've been developing a lot longer than I actually gave myself credit for. I was a card-carrying member of the non-profit industrial complex, and moved out of my neighborhood, or left my neighborhood for college, and didn't really want to come back, because it's really like America's low-status community - one of America's low-status communities. Majora Carter: I want to just articulate what I mean by 'low-status.' We don't generally use 'disadvantaged,' or 'low-income' to describe the communities that we want to work in most; but low-status are the kind of communities where there are more liquor stores, and corner stores than there are opportunities for good, affordable, different, diverse options for food. You'll find, instead of banks, or credit unions, you'll find payday-loan places, and check-cashing stores. You'll find the kind of places where there's an enormous amount of very highly subsidized affordable housing, and very little economic range between. Majora Carter: Essentially, in those areas, inequality is assumed, both inside, and outside the community. These are the places where, if you're a bright, talented kid, you are taught to measure your success by how far you get away from those communities. We don't have a way to think about retaining talent in those neighborhoods. Majora Carter: When I was growing up in the South Bronx, I was one of those bright kids who was definitely told, "You're going to grow up and be somebody," which meant you get out of the neighborhood. I embraced it hook, line, and sinker. Only when I came back to the neighborhood and realized that the way our communities were being used via real estate - in particular, for us, it was environmental burdens that just kept getting heaped upon us - I also started realizing that we could use real estate as a way to transform our communities to benefit us. Majora Carter: I first started in park development, and riverfront restoration, green jobs, training, and placement, and literally just moved into real estate development, when I realized that ... It seemed to me like a very natural trajectory to go at scale, in terms of creating the kind of community that you really felt you didn't have to move out of, in order to live in a better one. Majora Carter: My first development project was literally squatting a building across the street from the house that my parents lived in, and I was born and raised in. It was a crazy story because it kind of technically had been in my family for decades at that point. The woman who owned it died 20 years before I decided to move in, and no one in her family wanted the house. Eve Picker: Wow. Majora Carter: Yeah, so it was like I'd move back in, and I'm like, "I want to set some roots down." What did I do? I moved in there, took over all the bills, the taxes, and everything. That's when predatory speculators obtained a fraudulent deed for my house, just as I was in the process of trying to purchase it and finding - getting title. It was a crazy, crazy story. Majora Carter: There I was, acting as an owner/landlord for years, at that point, and it was a wonderful, just crazy opportunity to realize that, no, I am actually developing this space. and preserving affordable housing in my own community, and generating wealth for myself, because it's like, look, we're losing that. I wasn't thinking about the wealth gap or anything like that, I just needed a place to live. I wanted the people who were living in my building to continue to have a place to live. But I was a developer back then, and I'm a developer now. Eve Picker: Right. That's really interesting to me, because I've been lots of places lately where 'developer' is just a bad word. Majora Carter: It still is. Oh, my gosh, yeah- Eve Picker: Yeah, I know. It's getting worse, I think. Not just still ... The question is, I mean, we know that just like there's good doctors and there's bad doctors- Majora Carter: Exactly. Eve Picker: -there's good developers and there's bad developers. But the narrative is really all developers are bad. Majora Carter: Right [cross talk] and there's no space in it for those of us who are trying to use development for what it actually could be, which is a truly transformative way to support communities that we love. We really think about how do you use it as a tool, specifically, to support the visions and the values that we have, which is that [inaudible] and no one should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one. You should have opportunities to live, work, and play, in wonderful ways, in ways that match your income, but there's all sorts of opportunities for you to engage in a beautiful community that actually does not require money, but builds community, and through [cross talk] Majora Carter: Why is it that, in low-status areas - whether it's an inner-city community, like the South Bronx, or a Native American reservation, or a former coal-mining town that has no real jobs anymore, where it was all white - why do we think of those, of developing in those places, where it's only two kinds of development, where it's either the poor folks that are there are either bought it; generally bought out, or displaced by people with higher incomes - that typical gentrification kind of phenomena - or its poverty-level economic maintenance, which is still real estate development, wherein there's [cross talk] Majora Carter: The whole idea is that why are there only two kinds of development that happen in low-status communities? Why can't we use it as a way to increase economic diversity, and to build wealth creation, and just make it so that people love their neighborhoods, as opposed to feeling like they've got to move out of them in order to live a little bit better? I accept that challenge, and I really believe that that's what I'm doing. So, yeah, as a developer, and as a black woman developer, whose working in this really interesting way, where I absolutely ... There is no way I would ever build an exclusively affordable-housing complex for the lowest- Eve Picker: I'm glad you said that. Majora Carter: Never, never! I've been, in some circles within the non-profit industrial complex, demonized for that, because I should be doing the kind of things, where it's like [cross talk] for the people. I'm like, poor communities concentrate- low-status communities concentrate poverty and all of the issues that are associated with it - low health outcomes, poor educational attainment, higher rates of being involved in the justice system, or being touched by it in some way, and your family ... Obviously, higher rates of unemployment, and poverty, and just creating a sense of lack of hope within those communities. Majora Carter: Why would I want to build more of that? Eve Picker: Yeah. Majora Carter: Unless, of course, you're getting big developer fees, and you really don't care about the communities that you're working in, which is why I understand why most people hate developers so much. Eve Picker: Be sure to go to EvePicker.com and sign up for my free educational newsletter about impact real estate investing. You'll be among the first to hear about new projects you can invest in. That's EvePicker.com. Thanks so much. Eve Picker: Yeah, no, I get it, too. But I'm really fascinated by what you're saying, and I totally agree with it. I've watched, for years, in Pittsburgh, the affordable housing product sort of live in neighborhoods that all start looking the same - this cookie-cutter affordable-housing product. It doesn't ... While, definitely, people need decent places to live, and it accomplishes that, it doesn't change the nature of what's happening in those neighborhoods. The moment you kind of push that edge of that, that's when ... I don't know, how do you stop speculators? It's something I think about a lot. Majora Carter: We [cross talk] try to and are still trying a number of things. One of them is to continue talking about the approach that we've taken with our own real estate development and actually putting our own money where our mouth is. So, as developers, we did spend a lot of time within our own community just really understanding what are some of the hopes, and dreams, and aspirations, and, of course, needs within the community. Majora Carter: We did hundreds and hundreds of surveys; realized that what people in a neighborhood, like the South Bronx, which is one of the poorest parts of the country within congressional districts, are the kind of the same things that anybody in a middle-class community wants. They want great places to work, with housing that- quality housing that matches their income. They want places where they could afford to buy new things that they need. They want lifestyle infrastructure, like cafes, and coffee shops, and bars, and things of that nature. They want those kind of things so they can feel a sense of value that is inherent within their own community. That goes back to that ... Majora Carter: What happens within low-status communities a lot ... Because, of course, real estate developers, they take the kind of 20-, 30-year long-term view of what's happening, in terms of how communities are going, to plan; whereas, in our communities, we're taught that there's no real value in them. So, it's easy, I think, for them, if your family owned a home during a time of severe financial disinvestment in America, like the way that my family ... My dad bought the house I was born and raised in the 1940s. By the time the '60s, and the '70s rolled around, there was so much white flight and disinvestment within the community, and arson, because landlords were torching the buildings there, because there was no financial investment coming in, so the most they could do is get insurance money. Majora Carter: It was a really bad kind of space. That kind of lingering understanding - this is what our community is ... Of course, you own property. It's going to have an impact on you, and you're going to feel like ... The second you can move, you're going to get out. Predatory speculators understand that. They're counting on us not knowing the value of our own home. I can't tell you how many little notes I get under my door, or they found my cell phone ... They're telling me they can buy my house for cash, and close within a week. This is a common occurrence. Eve Picker: Wow. Majora Carter: For folks that don't understand what they have, guess what? They're going to be like, "You want to pay me what for this crap that I'm living in right now?" So, they end up selling, actually, generally for less than what the house is worth, because they just don't know. Then the predatory speculator makes out really well. Majora Carter: Since there isn't a whole lot, from what I've seen, within the non-profit industrial complex and communities like this, that's actually going to support homeowners within a community; which I think home homeownership is actually often - especially in areas where there's a rental unit in them - there's very little support to support those folks, like there's [cross talk] non-profits or government. They're like, "Oh, we're going to focus on the poorest people in those communities," and anybody else, it's like sucks to be them, because it's almost like they're invisible. Majora Carter: What we've actually been doing on our own is trying to identify what are ... First of all, some of the homeowners, and just letting them know, "You're sitting on your family's legacy. You should be using this to help create wealth and retain it within your own family. Or, if you want to sell, at least understand what you got so that you're not being reamed for it." Majora Carter: The other thing is we've actually hosted things like small zero-percent-interest loan workshops, and low-interest-loan workshops and you specifically - on our own dime - just so that folks have an understanding of what that is. On another level, and I think funny, because this is, again, on my own time, because we don't have funding to do this; it's just that we saw that it was a need ... We're really hoping that we are going to be able to convince somebody or other to develop some kind of a fund that supports low-income homeowners in low-status communities. Majora Carter: You know there's that cooling-off period, if you change and get insurance, or you buy a house, or whatever, and you've got a little bit of time where you've got to prove that this is what you want? Wouldn't that be kind of great that before any kind of real estate transaction goes down in a neighborhood like this, that there's actually folks just making sure that folks understand what their options are? Eve Picker: That would be great. What would the fund ideally do? Majora Carter: It would, number one, support folks to actually be in that role, to play that kind of adviser role to the folks to let them know what their options are. But also, people may need ... We find that some folks are selling their homes [cross talk] Eve Picker: -could not repair the roof. Majora Carter: Yeah! Eve Picker: I know, I know. Majora Carter: One little thing, and it's just like [cross talk] Eve Picker: So, a neighborhood fund- a neighborhood fund for people who really need help to keep them in their homes. I thought Philadelphia was doing a program like that. Majora Carter: It is ... New York is definitely not; New York City, at least [cross talk] Eve Picker: Yeah. Majora Carter: -sad how little they think about it- Eve Picker: I think there are ways to do a fund like that. Do you think there are people in the neighborhood that would contribute to a fund like that, themselves, in their own neighborhood? Majora Carter: I'm not sure about that. I think it's something that, frankly, should be a part of city government. I really do, because I feel like they've just- they watch the tax rolls in communities like ours, and it does fall along racial lines, as well. Nobody pays attention in poorer communities of color to supporting the homeownership right here. It's not in our government. There are non-profits; there are a few nonprofits that work on- none in the area that I'm in, actually, which is why we've been posting those type of meetings and bringing those resources in. It's really challenging. Majora Carter: Another thing that we're working on and is literally building our own projects to prove this talent-retention strategy that we have. It's like if you build the kind of community that makes people feel like they don't have to move out of it, in order to live in a better one ... But you've got to build it. One of the things that we saw in all of our research, in the market research that we did here, was that people were leaving the community across income levels; not because they thought the neighborhood was dangerous or anything like that. Majora Carter: It was because it was- there was no real lifestyle infrastructure here. There was no place to get a drink, if you're an adult, that wasn't a topless bar; there wasn't a coffee shop, or a bookstore, anything like that. Even the kind of cute stores that people want to go to, or a place to get dinner. There's plenty of greasy spoon places, and, of course, fast-food chains, et cetera, but nothing that actually spelled quality in any real way, and no attractive third spaces that made people want to stick around, like a coffee shop with Wi-Fi. Majora Carter: We actually were able to acquire the lease on two very inexpensive leases on the main street in our community. It was just a wonderful deal that we got, long term. So, we were just like, "This is great." We looked, actually, for a coffee-shop operator for years- Eve Picker: For years? Majora Carter: Oh, yeah, literally. We had that lease for a while [cross talk] and basically, it was clear, because it looked like the market here wouldn't appreciate anything like this, even though we knew that our data proved otherwise, because we knew people were leaving the community to experience things like that- Eve Picker: I know what happened. You started it yourself, right? Majora Carter: Exactly. I was never planning to be a barista [cross talk] Eve Picker: Well, there's not many developers who've done that in areas where no one sees the market potential, because our financial institutions - I sound a little bit like a broken record, because there's lots of reasons to say this - financial institutions, really, they're crushing the innovation of the cities- Majora Carter: Exactly. Eve Picker: They're really just financing cookie-cutter projects, so the moment you do something different ... I mean, I get it. They have regulators, but shouldn't someone step up? Majora Carter: Yes! Yes! You know what? What was wonderful is that, in our example ... We decided to open- we first started- it was a joint venture with a really amazing coffee shop and roaster downtown. They'd never had a Bronx presence, and was kind of interested in the idea, called Birch Coffee. So, we partnered with them for almost a year. First, it took six months just to understand the business. Then, we actually opened in the latter half of the year. We learned everything from them about how to actually operate a coffee shop, and bringing people in, all that stuff. It was amazing. It really was their guidance [inaudible] I am so grateful. Majora Carter: But it was sort of clear that the market up here was a little different than this very high-end big coffee shop downtown, where there'd be no flavors, or whipped cream, and syrups, and people ... That's what, frankly, people wanted up here. We also wanted to provide healthy options, as well, but we had- in order to stay in business, we actually had to respond to the market. So, we actually [cross talk] Eve Picker: They wanted over-the-top luxury, right? Majora Carter: Yes, and it's just like no. I know expertly steamed milk is beautiful, on its own, but, look, if somebody wants whipped cream on top of it, I'm going to give it to them. Eve Picker: Yes! Majora Carter: Oh, it was just [cross talk] Eve Picker: That's a Viennese, right? [cross talk] Majora Carter: -we should start calling it that now. You're totally right. Eve Picker: Yeah, and they're all over the ... Call it a Viennese. Majora Carter: What was so interesting is that it ... It also gave us an opportunity to stick our own swagger on it, quite frankly- Eve Picker: Right. Majora Carter: -because, after all, this is the South Bronx. It is the birthplace of hip hop. We are all about innovation. We were like, we need this cafe to pay homage to that. We literally ended up moving it to a larger space, and then we actually hired a two hip hop historians to actually help us curate the actual wallpaper, which is literally the early days of hip hop, mostly [broad] space. We just built this ... It's like an homage to graffiti, and it's just beautiful. Majora Carter: We use it as this tremendous third space for open mikes, and art shows. It's just really this beautiful community gathering spot. It did take us a while to get to that point at a place where we won't be losing money soon, which is awesome. But what was fascinating about it was the fact that, early on, we literally ran out of money to do it, because we were not anticipating ... First-time coffee shop owners not knowing anything [cross talk] One of the members of the advisory board that we had that was literally giving us intel about how to do our projects better, actually, they volunteered to invest- her family volunteered to invest in our project- Eve Picker: Isn't that great? Majora Carter: It was just like ... What was amazing was that we didn't talk about it. We socialize a lot of things, and it's a small community, but what was interesting is that the way people found out that another family in the community had invested in this business was just like, "Wait, we can do that?" I'll never forget some of the conversations we've had about it. It was just so beautiful that it was ... Because people just did not realize that this was like within their grasp. Eve Picker: Yeah. Majora Carter: For our next project, we acquired [cross talk] Eve Picker: I think you should- I think you should be the spokesperson for Small Change [cross talk] that's really what my hope is for it, that people can invest in the way big investors can invest and they can get the same return. Because, you know, hey, it's money, right? Why should they get less than someone else? Anyway, I'm sorry to interrupt you- Majora Carter: -powerful place. Eve Picker: Very powerful. Majora Carter: -just to even know that you can add value. Literally, you are adding the value to make this project grow. It is really amazing. Our next project, we acquired a rail station, a former rail station, that was designed by the same architect that did the Woolworth Building, and the U.S. Supreme Court building - his name's Cass Gilbert. Of course, I'm sure you know who that is. I owned a little piece of Cass Gilbert, like Woo-Hoo!, Which just makes me very happy. It really does! It's only about 4,000 square feet. Our goal is to transform that into a restaurant incubator, or a food hub for local chefs, because we've ... Interestingly enough, the Bronx has some tremendous culinary talent that comes out [cross talk] Eve Picker: I'm sure it does, yeah. Majora Carter: There's this one group called Ghetto Gastros. It is four young men from the Bronx; [cross talk] one of them I mentored 20 years ago, which I'm so proud of. Now, they're like these ridiculous caterers that are flown all over the world to do their version ... Haute couture is- I think that's a fashion term. That's not a food term. It's like nouvelle cuisine, except they put their spin on it, because they're these wonderful boys from the hood, but they're all trained chefs. It's unbelievable what they do, and it's just extraordinary. Ghetto Gastro - you look it up [cross talk] There are folks like that literally come from our communities, but then kind of parachute out, because there aren't many opportunities for them to open up businesses here. I'm like, how cool would it be if we had this restaurant [cross talk] Eve Picker: Yeah, that'd be awesome. You know, we have an incubator like that in Pittsburgh that's done very well. I think they've got three stations, and they have like rotating startups in there. Majora Carter: Because the restaurant incubatees, all they do, they cook ... In our version, we would manage the bar and the dining area, and each one of the restaurateurs, either three or four, depending on what we can fit, is literally what ... They would, instead of rent, we would get a gross percentage of sales [cross talk] Eve Picker: Right, right, right, right. Majora Carter: -they get a chance to really hone their craft- Eve Picker: Right. Majora Carter: -and at least focus on building their market, but the- Eve Picker: What's the holdup? Why can't you get that off the ground? Majora Carter: We're in a neighborhood that's not ... You can read lots of real estate development articles about the South Bronx, and how it's like the next ... It's like the next extension of Manhattan, and it's booming, and there's a lot of market rate development going on, and a lot of commercial things happening in it. But that's the part of the South Bronx where that's happening. There are other parts of the South Bronx, which is where I'm in, and born, and raised, and still live, that's the part that's sort of being reserved for poverty level economic maintenance [cross talk] Yep. Majora Carter: There is one big project that's coming up here that's about ... Basically, it's another low-income-housing project. It's so crystal clear that all that's happening is they're trying to concentrate more and more poverty here. I think that's one of the reasons why it's kind of like, "Well, that's what happens here, so we can't really think about investing in it." Also, it seems like it might be considered a smaller- like almost too small a project for some folks, as well, because- Eve Picker: How many square feet is that? Majora Carter: It's only 4,000 square feet. Eve Picker: Oh, that's big enough. Majora Carter: That's about- with all the added ... We actually, interestingly enough, discovered a basement [cross talk] found the other room up top. It was- we discovered another basement [cross talk] Eve Picker: That could be the speakeasy [cross talk] Majora Carter: You know that to redevelop a 5,000-square-foot space, it's almost as ... The brain damage is about the same as a 50,000-square-foot space, but the returns are much higher for the 50,000-square-foot space. So, I think that's also part of it, as well. Eve Picker: Yes, but the return on this would be phenomenal for that neighborhood [cross talk] Majora Carter: Oh, absolutely. Eve Picker: -the triple-bottom-line return that really we're talking about here. I don't know. I think there would be people who would invest. I really do. It's really an amazing story. I want to come see the building, and I want to eat with Ghetto Gastro, and- Majora Carter: I know! Oh, my gosh, who knows where they are right now? [cross talk] Eve Picker: -because the neighborhood sounds amazing, and I want to cry when I hear about more and more affordable housing being built. Majora Carter: I know, I know, and it's just like ... I know whenever I say that, I have to preface it with, "Please don't think that Majora Carter hates poor people," because I think that's the way that folks immediately go, like, "Oh, she doesn't want any more affordable housing." I want- Actually, I do want more affordable housing. I want affordable housing for a range of incomes, because we know that economic diversity needs economic stability and community stability. Whereas, the concentration of poverty is exactly opposite that. Majora Carter: But again, if we've been led to believe that this is all that happens in low-status communities, we start to believe it, and then feel the only option is to leave, if we have an opportunity to do so. Who does that benefit? It benefits the predatory speculators and the government programs, who take advantage of the fact that there are really poor people in our communities that probably have lifestyle-related illnesses, low educational attainment, or who'll probably be within the justice system. They make money for somebody; not for the people that are here. It just seems like such a tragically obvious thing that we see happening over, and over, and over again, and since we're led to believe that there's no real value in our communities, we internalize it. Eve Picker: Yes. A lot of this is about educating community, right? Majora Carter: Yeah. Eve Picker: What community-engagement tools do you think work best? Majora Carter: Honestly, opening our coffee shop [cross talk] having a presence, and being there has been so transformative. My husband and I both work there [inaudible] and work out of it a lot. We've met ... I thought I knew a lot of people in my own neighborhood, but I have met so many more, as a result of having that space, opening it up in a way that is just- it's not a community center that people feel like they've got to tip-toe in, or have a problem to be in. No, this is a place of joy, and access. Majora Carter: I'll give you an example of how I knew that we were really something that our community appreciated, because, again, the idea ... I mentioned before that some folks within the social justice industrial complex totally demonized me and think that I'm bringing in developers to kick out poor people. Some of the stuff is just insane, and they won't acknowledge that I'm actually a developer. It's like, no, no, no, I'm the developer. I want to be called a developer ... I have my own ideas. I don't want to talk to these guys. Majora Carter: We were hosting a workshop for small business owners in the community, as well as homeowners to get access to capital for zero-percent-interest loans and low-interest loans and also figure out other ways ... There was going to be a presentation on how to make your building- add additional units on top of your building, to see if this is something even you could do. We were protested. We had 40 people inside the space waiting to hear more about these zero-percent-interest loans and how do you make your actual building work for you, and there were like 10-15 people outside yelling about how I was destroying the neighborhoods with bringing a coffee shop there. Eve Picker: Really? Majora Carter: Yeah, and I have to tell you, I was ... The signs were huge. They were saying, "Majora Carter destroys the South Bronx one coffee at a time." That I'm a community destroyer. It was just like, "Some of you people know me ... You could've just literally knocked on my door and said, 'Can we talk?'" But they wouldn't do that. But I have to say, after that, I'm like, "Oh, my God, my whole neighborhood is seeing people yelling, with my name on a sign, talking about how evil I am. Eve Picker: Yeah. Majora Carter: I was just like, "We might have to close this stupid coffee shop. I mean, who's going to want to come?" The next day, we had the best day ever- Eve Picker: Oh, that's really great. Majora Carter: The best day ever. We had people coming in, one after another. It was like, "You know what? I've actually never even been here before, but I saw that, and I thought that was stupid. I'm going to buy a cup of coffee just to support you." I was just like [cross talk] Eve Picker: That's really lovely. That's really lovely. Yes, yes, it is. Many people just fear change, right? Majora Carter: Yes, and I get it, and I understand ... That's like to your point, it is we fear what we don't know, but if we don't actually look at ... Because real estate developers ... You know that Bishop Desmond Tutu quote? A knife's a knife. You could either use it to cut a hole in somebody or to cut a slice of bread and feed it to your child ... It's a tool. We can use it for horrible things, or we could use it for great stuff, but it is what it is. But how we use it, and unless we are empowering ourselves and other folks who are actually looking at places that actually have that triple bottom line and going, "That's valuable. Maybe I won't make the kind of returns ..." because I'm sure ... My rail station, one of the reasons why it's also empty is because I've been very choosy. I am not going to open it up to another health clinic, or a tax-prep place that's [cross talk] Eve Picker: Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Majora Carter: We've said no to folks like that. Eve Picker: Yeah. Majora Carter: No. So, yeah- Eve Picker: So have I, so you're making me feel stronger. Majora Carter: Good, good. No, I don't mind at all; at all. Eve Picker: I said no to a tax-prep space. I couldn't bring myself to sign the lease. I just couldn't do it. Majora Carter: They have so much money, and they don't even have to be open. It's really crazy. Eve Picker: No, they don't have to be open. That's the really bad thing. What a horrible thing to do in a neighborhood, just have a place that's open for three months and then a shuttered storefront [cross talk] Anyway, now we've said what we think ... Just like there's been a wave of green-washing in this country, but I feel like there's a wave of good-washing. People are talking about impact investing. Majora Carter: I hope so. Eve Picker: But when I hear you, I really wonder if they're really impact investing. Majora Carter: Nope. Eve Picker: What do you think the future holds for impact investing? What do we have to do to change that? Majora Carter: I am actually hopeful about some of the smaller-scale investment platforms that are out there, and just crowdfunding, in general, for real estate. I'm still learning about it. I do feel like our communities and our country, as a whole, is really only going to be changed when we start seeing each other in ways that we want to support. Look, I'm a woman of faith, so I think I actually really do believe that we can create a kind of heaven on earth, if we were really good at it, but I also think that- I am hopeful that ... People are really tired of the expecting the status quo, because, by all accounts ... I've got great vision. I have no balance sheet, so I don't look good to anybody, and I get that, but I have a track record of getting things done, and- Eve Picker: No, you don't look good to very traditional financial [cross talk] Majora Carter: No, I look miserable. Eve Picker: You look great to other people, so that's- Majora Carter: Yes, and those are the people that I'm hoping will go, "Oh, wait ..." But in order to continue to do that great work, she needs something that's a little bit different than what she was getting before." That's what I'm hoping. Because I do- I also love the idea of people really taking ownership. I think that's been one of the reasons why our low-status communities in America feel so disjointed and so destabilized is because we don't have a way to really keep and retain roots in those areas where there's access to capital, or predatory speculation. It's all up in there, just [cross talk] Eve Picker: But it's really hard to get a neighborhood to focus, when has more than its fair share of single parents and people with two or three jobs. Majora Carter: Those are the people that want more, and you know what? Believe me, and not to pooh-pooh it at all, yes, there are those who are not going to get out of their heads at all, but then there's those are just like, "You know what? Why can't I have it?" There's always a critical mass of folks who are just literally waiting for something to do, like, frankly, the folks who saw me being bullied with this protest and who were just like, "No, wait ... I see that. I know what I can do." You may think that just buying a cup of coffee, a specialty cup of coffee, might not be an act of rebellion or resistance, but I absolutely looked at it like it was. Eve Picker: Yeah, I think you're right. Majora Carter: I think there's more of that that's just waiting for a reason to be there, to actually stand up and be counted, and maybe even count a little bit of their own dollars to say, "You know what? Yeah, I believe in it. I believe in it so much that I'm going to invest in it." Eve Picker: So that's what we've got to make happen at the train station, right? Majora Carter: Yes [cross talk] Eve Picker: I'm going to ask three sign-off questions that I ask of everyone, because I think I've taken up enough of your time. I could keep talking to you all day long. Majora Carter: I know. I love it [cross talk] Eve Picker: I think I know the answer to this, but we may as well reiterate - what's the key factor that makes a real estate project impactful to you? Majora Carter: Mixed-income housing, mixed-use ... Well, the actual specifics - mixed income housing and mixed-use economic developments. But I think the real vision is talent retention in low-status communities. Eve Picker: Then, do you think that crowdfunding might ... I mean, you touched on crowdfunding. Do you think it might benefit impact real estate developers in more ways than just raising money? Majora Carter: Would it impact real estate developers? Eve Picker: Well, or neighborhoods or any [cross talk] Majora Carter: -no, I think that you couple the idea of putting your cash into something that you believe in that is actually going to support your community creates a level of ownership that, you can't buy that; you just can't. It sets up a foundation and roots in ways that I think a lot of folks wouldn't know what else to deal with. Eve Picker: I think that's right. Then, this is a really hard one - if you were going to change one thing to make real estate development better in the U.S., what would it be? Majora Carter: Just one? Eve Picker: Blow up all the Walmarts ... I'm just joking ... Majora Carter: You know what? Honestly, I really would go back to ... It's very practical. Creating a fund and education platform specifically for people in low-status communities to either retain their properties or purchase them. Eve Picker: Like a land bank. Majora Carter: Mm-hmm. It's not necessarily a community land trust, although that could certainly be a byproduct or a result of it, absolutely. But I think, ultimately, right now, we just have to stop the bleeding. I just think about my own neighborhood, whereas, I think within the past 10 years, our local homeownership rate has gone down from like 20 percent down to less than seven. Eve Picker: Oh, why? Why did that happen? Majora Carter: Because predatory speculators [cross talk] Eve Picker: -foreclosures ... Majora Carter: Yeah. Eve Picker: That's really bad. Majora Carter: Yep, exactly. Eve Picker: Well, on that sad note, I'm going to say [cross talk] I'm going to say thank you very much for talking to me. I thoroughly enjoyed it- Majora Carter: Thank you. Right back at you. Eve Picker: -and I really hope we'll continue talking. Majora Carter: Cool. I hope so. Yes. Eve Picker: That was Majora Carter. I'm in awe. Majora is uncompromising about her mission. She lives and works in Hunts Point in the South Bronx, one of America's lowest-status communities, just two blocks from the house she grew up in. Majora is undaunted by taking new and necessary steps. When it became clear that no coffee shop operator wanted to operate out of her space in the neighborhood, she created a own business to achieve her goal. She's committed to further developing the neighborhood where she lives and has now set her sights on the conversion of a former railway station into a food hub. She lives in a brownstone, two blocks from the one she grew up in. Now that is putting your money where your mouth is. Eve Picker: You can find out more about impact real estate investing and access the show notes for today's episode at my website, EvePicker.com. While you're there, sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate while building better cities. Thank you so much for spending your time with me today, and thank you, Majora, for sharing your thoughts. We'll talk again soon, but for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.
[EPISODE] The Woolworth Building and Rockefeller Center Join us this week for a special episode, when we will visit two iconic New York landmarks: The Woolworth Building, and Rockefeller Center. My Guests will be Rediscovering New York regular David Griffin, founder and CEO of Landmark Branding, and Phil Desiere, founder and owner of Walkabout New York. Segment 1 Jeff introduces regular guest David Griffin, as they discuss the Woolworth Building. There were hundreds of Woolworth stores across the country when the company built at the time the world’s tallest building. Woolworth was so profitable that they were able to finance the construction of the building completely with cash. Cass Gilbert, who designed the Woolworth was a very famous and talented architect, who also designed the US Supreme Court. Frank Winfield Woolworth decided to build the skyscraper in order to garner attention for owning such a magnificent and massive building. Segment 2 David details the time and manpower that it took in order to build the Woolworth Building. The construction process lasted from 1910-1913 and used hundreds of workers. It was the tallest building in the world until 1930, when the Chrysler building was erected. David and Jeff detail the magnificent lobby and interior architecture. If you want to experience this there is a tour which is held by Cass Gilbert’s granddaughter. When it opened the Woolworth had many attractions for the public. Another interesting fact is that the Woolworth was one of the first buildings to have an exterior lighting program, which was revolutionary at the time. The Woolworth was massively influential in the real and fictional architectural world. Segment 3 Jeff introduces his first guest Phil Desiere. They discuss the origins of the Rockefeller Center. Phil says that the Rockefeller was created by John D. Rockefeller Jr. with the money from his father. He purchased the land originally from Columbia University. His plan with the land fell through after all of his leases fell through as the economy was failing. That’s when he decided to create the Rockefeller Center, it’s own magnificent strip of buildings. Originally, the Rockefeller had 14 buildings and in the present day it has expanded to 19. It was almost not named after the wealthy family, as they didn’t want any major projects directly associated with them. Segment 4 Jeff and Phi come back by discussing the art of Rockefeller Center. The Man At The Crossroads was a mural that was originally commissioned to be at the Rockefeller. Diego Rivera was commissioned to Rockefeller Jr.’s son, Nelson Rockefeller who became a four term governor of NY. There was a disagreement on the design of the painting and Rivera declined to finish it. There are many pieces of art throughout the Rockefeller Center that have Greek mythology origins.
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In this episode of The Gotham Center podcast “Sites and Sounds,” Gail Fenske talks about the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan. Fenske is a Professor of architecture at Roger Williams University and the author of a celebrated book on the Woolworth, situating the pioneering skyscraper within the broader issues of early 20th century urban America -- providing an encyclopedic, but highly readable background on its construction, life, and relevance in terms of business, architecture, technology and, of course, New York City. Here, we get a taste of that larger work. For more podcasts like this, and for more Gotham Center programming, visit us at GothamCenter.org and sign up to our mail list. Thanks for listening.
Tour Noir as per Jason Thompson on this special episode! Tour Noir: A Dame To Guide For, a walking tour of our very own NYC, a theatrical experience, a best and only NYC sightseeing theater experience that puts their tour takers right smack in the action and the middle of the story where while traveling through winding streets and criss-crossing through famous landmarks like Wall Street, City Hall, the Woolworth Building, Chinatown, and Little Italy - they are seamlessly being tasked with helping humble tour guide, Jason Thompson and his alluring and mysterious ex-fiance Veronica to solve the case of the century: Veronica's missing husband. Overall, and I'm quoting our guest Jason himself, "Tour Noir is a ways to get historical thrills and film noir chills." perNYC is the “MUST LISTEN NOW" podcast really exploring NYC creations as per their creators. Also now, you can help perNYC grow by listening to more episodes, leaving a review, spreading the word about us, messaging trusty host Jennifer, recommending a creator or creation, coming onto the show and clicking on our websites at www.perNYC.com or @perNYC or @perNYC or @perjennifer More Tour Noir? www.tournoirnyc.com
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Fran Leadon, author of Broadway: A History of New York City in 13 Miles published in April by Norton. Mr. Leadon is an Associate Professor at City College and worked with Norval White and Eliott Willensky in publishing the AIA Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition (Oxford University Press, 2010) And he is from my home town of Gainesville Florida. Broadway is not just a street or an Avenue or a Boulevard. It is Broadway with a capital everything. The great White Way, Times Square, Union Square, The Woolworth Building, the Flatiron, the Ansonia. It is a street that defines a city. And what Mr. Leadon has done here is to encapsulate that street in its thirteen miles into the history of a place, a place that everyone in America and most people around the globe can identify with. Through copious research and a map of each mile to keep you centered, the book transports you in time and place and gives you an intimate picture of times forgotten and remembered, buildings that burnt down and were replaced and buildings that weren’t. After you read this book you will have a new understanding of this great city, a city that in good portion defines America.
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Fran Leadon, author of Broadway: A History of New York City in 13 Miles published in April by Norton. Mr. Leadon is an Associate Professor at City College and worked with Norval White and Eliott Willensky in publishing the AIA Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition (Oxford University Press, 2010) And he is from my home town of Gainesville Florida. Broadway is not just a street or an Avenue or a Boulevard. It is Broadway with a capital everything. The great White Way, Times Square, Union Square, The Woolworth Building, the Flatiron, the Ansonia. It is a street that defines a city. And what Mr. Leadon has done here is to encapsulate that street in its thirteen miles into the history of a place, a place that everyone in America and most people around the globe can identify with. Through copious research and a map of each mile to keep you centered, the book transports you in time and place and gives you an intimate picture of times forgotten and remembered, buildings that burnt down and were replaced and buildings that weren’t. After you read this book you will have a new understanding of this great city, a city that in good portion defines America.
F.W. Woolworth was the self-made king of retail’s newfangled ‘five and dime’ store and his pockets were overflowing with cash. Meanwhile, in New York, the contest to build the tallest building was well underway. The two combine to create one of Manhattan’s most handsome buildings, cutting a Gothic profile designed by America’s hottest architect of the early century. So what exactly does it all have to do with sneakers and gym clothes? NOW WITH BONUS CONTENT! Details of the insane opening evening at the Woolworth Building. Originally released on February 12, 2009 boweryboyshistory.com
New York City's constantly evolving. But, there are some institutions in the city that have stood the test of time. This year marks the 100th anniversary of at least three of them – Grand Central Terminal, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan and El Diaro – the nation's longest publishing Spanish language daily newspaper. On this week's Cityscape, we're exploring the history and impact of all three New York City staples.
New York City’s constantly evolving. But, there are some institutions in the city that have stood the test of time. This year marks the 100th anniversary of at least three of them – Grand Central Terminal, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan and El Diaro – the nation’s longest publishing Spanish language daily newspaper. On this week's Cityscape, we're exploring the history and impact of all three New York City staples.
F.W. Woolworth was the self-made king of retail's newfangled 'five and dime' store and his pockets were overflowing with cash. Meanwhile, in New York, the contest to build the tallest building was underway. The two combine to create one of Manhattan's most handsome buildings, cutting a Gothic profile designed by America's hottest architect of the early century. So what does it all have to do with sneakers and gym clothes? www.boweryboyspodcast.com (with an extra 'Bowery Boys blooper' after the show) Support the show.
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