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Treasures of New York

2012 - 2023

Hearst Tower

4th February 2012
Episode 1
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Hearst's world headquarters, New York City's first completed "green" office building. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Lord Norman Foster, the Tower redefined the modern skyscraper and pioneered a sustainable architectural vision for the 21st century. Paula Zahn hosts.

Park Avenue Armory

5th April 2012
Episode 2
This documentary explores how the once endangered, crumbling, Park Avenue Armory, one of New York's hidden jewels from a bygone era is being restored and being reinvented, rapidly becoming a new performing arts center. Hosted by Morley Safer.

The New-York Historical Society

5th April 2012
Episode 3
Hosted and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, this film follows the renovation and reinvention of the New-York Historical Society, New York's oldest museum and one of the nation's most important American history research institutions. The film goes behind the scenes for an inside look at the days leading up to the grand reopening to reveal the dramatic restoration of its landmark building on Central Park West.

Building Stories

2nd May 2012
Episode 4
No overview available.

Lincoln Center

3rd June 2012
Episode 5
No overview available.

Pratt Institute

13th June 2012
Episode 6
Discover the prestigious art and design college's vibrant Brooklyn history through the eyes of the two men who "built" it: industrialist Charles Pratt, who founded the school in 1887, and Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who has been articulating Pratt's vision since he became the school's President in 1993. Hosted by former Pratt student and celebrated writer Pete Hamill, the film explores Pratt's architectural and cultural impact.

Art Underground

27th June 2012
Episode 7
No overview available.

City Parks

5th September 2012
Episode 8
No overview available.

Roosevelt House

6th September 2012
Episode 9
Take an intimate look at the Roosevelt House (now owned by Hunter College) where FDR recovered from polio, where he celebrated his election to the Presidency in 1932, and where he planned the New Deal. Hosted by Jon Meacham.

Ocean Keeper

1st November 2012
Episode 10
History of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

New York State Capitol

5th December 2012
Episode 11
Controversy surrounding the construction of the New York State Capitol building in Albany, N.Y.

Museum of Natural History

10th December 2012
Episode 12
For nearly 150 years, the American Museum of Natural History, which is comprised of 45 exhibition halls and houses over 32 million specimens and artifacts, has been a venerated enclave of science and natural history and one of the world's leading research and educational institutions. Hosted by Tom Brokaw.
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Treasures of New York is a documentary series exploring New York City's premier cultural establishments, from The New York Botanical Gardens, to the Park Avenue Armory, and beyond.

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