Product Description: When the New York Underground opened in 1904 it was the "most awesome engineering achievement of the century" according to the dazzled civic leaders responsible for it. This segment of PBS's long-running "The American Experience" series follows the subway from its genesis after a blizzard in 1888 through planning and politicking and the four years of busted-up city streets that preceded its debut.System Requirements:Runtime: 60 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 783421401693 Manufacturer No: WG40169
fantastic history I saw this on PBS several years ago. It is the incredible story of how the subway system was built in just a few years. It shows how our society has drifted backwards from the "can do" attitude of the early part of this century. Today this would take 20 years of BS, followed by 20 years of building. FIVE STARS
This Is Just As Advertised I don't know what these other two reviewers were expecting but this is exactly what it says it is, the story of the building of the New York Subway. No it's not Ric Burns New York Documentary...why you thought it was is beyond me...this is an excellent documentary of the early years of the Subway system.
NOT AS DESCRIBED This is not a 14 hour documentary about New York City, instead it is a 56 minute long documentary about how the old Electric Subway in NYC was built in 1900, as seen on public television and "American Experience".
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