Episodes

10 episodes in this season

The Country and the City (1609–1825)

120 min

Order and Disorder (1825–1865)

120 min

Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)

120 min

The Power and the People (1898–1918)

120 min

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Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

120 min

City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)

120 min

The City and the World (1945–2000)

120 min

The Center of the World (1946–2003)

120 min

The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 1

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The Future of Cities (2003–2025), Part 2

New York: A Documentary Film

TV Series

19992h7.5

Documentary

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Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Nov 18, 1999

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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New York: A Documentary Film

TV Series

19992h7.5

Documentary

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Cosmopolis (1919–1931)

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Nov 18, 1999

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