Episodes
Tuesday May 22, 2012
The Kissing Sailor
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Tuesday May 22, 2012
It's August 14, 1945, V-J Day, in Times Square. The war is finally over and everyone's celebrating. A sailor grabs a nurse and plants one on her. "Life" magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt happens to be nearby, and the rest is history. Kate and Kathleen tell you all about the coincidences, mysteries, lawsuits, and controversies behind that image in this episode of ABC Gotham. To see the alternate picture of that exact same couple at the exact same moment (by US Navy photojournalist Victor Jorgensen), photos of kisses in other cities on V-J Day, other photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt (including Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels giving him the stink-eye), modern re-enactments of the image, and MANY other relevant pics, visit our Facebook page!!
Monday May 14, 2012
Jefferson Market Courthouse: Special Micro-Episode!
Monday May 14, 2012
Monday May 14, 2012
Stunning and unusual, with a basement dungeon and a tower you ascend by spiral staircase, Jefferson Market served as a courthouse, survived the 6th Ave elevated train, was saved from destruction, and finally became a branch of the New York Public Library system. Your ABC Gotham hosts Kathleen and Kate tell you all about famous court cases and the criminals that passed through here on their way to the women's correctional facility, which used to be next door. Special ABCG controversy: Kate loves the long-gone Art Deco women's correctional building but Kathleen hates it. Check our the picture on our Facebook page and vote: love it or hate it?? To check out after listening: The 10th Annual "Open House New York" will be Oct 6- 7 this year