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Treasures of New York

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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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4th February 2012 - 29th November 2023
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Building Stories
2nd May 2012

Episode 4

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Lincoln Center
3rd June 2012

Episode 5

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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.

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Art Underground
27th June 2012

Episode 7

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City Parks
5th September 2012

Episode 8

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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.

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Ocean Keeper
1st November 2012

Episode 10

History of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

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New York State Capitol
5th December 2012

Episode 11

Controversy surrounding the construction of the New York State Capitol building in Albany, N.Y.

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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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