How the Elevator Changed New York
Without elevators, Manhattan as we know it today would be a very different place.
October 29, 20104m 36s
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Show Notes
In this podcast, Paul Goldberger, an architecture critic for The New Yorker, describes how the elevator changed the face of New York City.
Produced by David Levin. Interview by Joe Seaman. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Hear the story of one New Yorker who was stuck in an elevator for almost two days. Find it at pbs.org/nova/tech
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