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New York · S1E6 — City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)
Season 1 episodes
1. The Country and the City (1609–1825)Nov 14, 1999
2. Order and Disorder (1825–1865)Nov 15, 1999
3. Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)Nov 16, 1999
4. The Power and the People (1898–1918)Nov 17, 1999
5. Cosmopolis (1919–1931)Nov 18, 1999
6. City of Tomorrow (1929–1941)Sep 30, 2001
7. The City and the World (1945–2000)Oct 1, 2001
8. The Center of the World (1946–2003)Sep 8, 2003
9. Shadows of the Past (1965-2001)Sep 21, 2026
10. The Future of Cities (2001-2026)Sep 22, 2026Synopsis
In little more than ten years, immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression itself to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city and the country. Along the way, two of the most remarkable New Yorkers of all time came to the fore: Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and master builder Robert Moses, both of whom attempted to create, in the darkest of times, a bold new city of the future. The episode examines their careers in detail, as well as the immense public works that transformed the city in the '30s. Also explored are the demise of Mayor Jimmy Walker, the coming of the New Deal, the fate of Harlem during the Depression, and the increasingly complex impact of the automobile on the city.
