#275 Return to Tin Pan Alley: Saving American Music History

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Content provided by Tom Meyers and Greg Young. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Tom Meyers and Greg Young or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

6y ago 56:16

MP3•Episode home

The beat goes on! In 2009 we recorded a podcast about the history of Tin Pan Alley, the cluster of buildings on West 28th Street where the American popular music industry was born. It was from these loud, bustling offices and parlors that some of the world's greatest songs were written and sold, launching and igniting the careers of songwriters like George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.

But nine years later, Tin Pan Alley finds itself in peril as the neighborhood surrounding it -- now called NoMad (North of Madison Square Park) -- rapidly develops into a boutique hotel district. Can these historic structures be saved?

We present to you our original 2009 podcast, followed by a brand-new segment for 2018 featuring an interview with George Calderaro of the Save Tin Pan Alley! preservation campaign.

Featuring even MORE music classics from the Tin Pan Alley era.

boweryboyshistory.com

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

494 episodes

#Travel #New York #Tom Meyers #History #Society #Documentaries #Greg Young