Central Park and Seneca: A Tale of Two Cities

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Home to over 8.3 million people, New York City is the city that never sleeps, where life never stops, and people are always on the move. In the 1840s, a proposal was put forward to create a large park in central Manhattan to serve the surrounding area with an adequate green oasis in an otherwise concrete jungle.
Spanning 840 acres in Manhattan and visited by over 42 million people annually, the creation of Central Park was not without sacrifice. As planning and construction began, numerous existing structures were seized using eminent domain, displacing thousands in the hopes of creating the park. The most famous example of this was Seneca Village, a majority-black settlement.
Central Park and Seneca Village represent a tale of two New York’s: one of the United States’ most diverse cities and a city that grappled with the racial divide in post-slavery 19th and 20th century America.
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@geographicstravel 10 месяцев назад

Check out Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel

@RHCole 10 месяцев назад

Recommendation: The Appalachian Mountains, one of the oldest mountain chains on the planet.

@nmgg6928 10 месяцев назад

Mr Karl it took a bit of time to get used to you being the new host but I have grown to really enjoy you presenting these episodes. I still enjoy Simon on his other channels but you are fantastic here a look forward to more from you 😀

@JustinHusted 10 месяцев назад

I never even thought to lookup Central Park, and here you go and do a whole video on it. Was more interesting than I expected, especially the Seneca bit. And just like lobster, what was once the poor man’s is now for the rich. For those of you grumbling about no Simon, they mentioned in their 10th anniversary episode of “today I found out” that this is Karl’s gig now. He’s feeling it out, go back and watch some of Simon’s earlier work, it takes time to become a top tier presenter. I’m sure there’s also the risk that Simon could eventually get burnt out too so having a few more presenters keeps these channels alive. I think Karl is headed in the right direction. I think you could turn the up the humor one more notch and still not deter from the facts part. After all, I don’t come here for a Wikipedia narration (not saying you’re doing that). If you continue to pump out interesting content such as this one, then I keep my eyes and ears glued to it.

@resileaf9501 10 месяцев назад

Great work as ever, Karl. :) I still think your presentation style is progressing excellently and enjoy your personal comments added to the script. I greatly appreciate your concern for the people who lose their homes and livelyhood, and I certainly noticed your shocked pause at the suicide part. Really goes to show how good a person you are.

@spiereke82 10 месяцев назад

he should place his prompter/readout closer to his camera. On the closer shots, his eyes darting away from me as he explains, distracts. Otherwise I agree. This is just intended as some constructive criticism!

@mwi3865 7 месяцев назад

Bro isn’t professional at all. So happy there is another host now

@workablob 10 месяцев назад

Great presentation. Sheffield is a fantastic city. It's the sister city of Pittsburgh from where I hail. I visited a few years ago and blew my knees out walking all over.

@cactaceous 10 месяцев назад

Whatever it’s history is, as bad as it may have been for some, Central Park will forever be important in my development as a person. I grew up on 108th St btw Columbus and Manhattan Aves. An Avenue and a half from the very top and end of Central Park. It was me and my brothers’ back yard. Our neighborhood playground was the 110th one right off the Douglass Circle Plaza and Cathedral Parkway. Where I would go to the Great Hill area when it snowed to sled or on sunny days play with a frisbee, kick a ball or just run around. It’s where I learned how to ride my bike, where I went to learn how to skateboard, where I would hide to to smoke my first cigarettes and smoke other things too before arriving home as a teen.

@justuscrickets 10 месяцев назад

TYSM for covering this too-seldom-acknowledged piece of NYC history. And I agree, the "interim" part of your title as host should go; Host Karl FTW! 😊

@ignitionfrn2223 10 месяцев назад

1:35 - Chapter 1 - The commissioners plan of 1811 2:35 - Chapter 2 - Planning central park in an ever growing new york city 5:35 - Chapter 3 - New york city in crisis 7:15 - Chapter 4 - Upper manhattan pre central park 8:35 - Chapter 5 - Senece village; new york's city stolen neighborhood 11:45 - Chapter 6 - Designing central park 12:45 - Chapter 7 - Construction begins 14:25 - Chapter 8 - Full steam ahead 15:25 - Chapter 9 - The dark & powerfull tammany hall 17:00 - Chapter 10 - The 1st decline of central park 19:05 - Chapter 11 - Rehabilitation 20:25 - Chapter 12 - Decline & the great restoration 22:15 - Conclusion

@Boomken76 10 месяцев назад

Dont worry about "filling" for Simon "The fact boi" he way chill like you & even has tangent cams so your doing fine

@aceundead4750 10 месяцев назад

Trees can make money, start a tourism business centered around showing off the trees at different times of year, create a little tree mascot maybe even a series of mascots made of different tree types and bam making money with trees. We Americans love paying money just to look at things

@LadyAdakStillStands 10 месяцев назад

Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, I didn't realize I'd been priced out of both New York City and L.A. before I was born!

@lisw85 10 месяцев назад

Great topic

@anthonyfrench3169 10 месяцев назад

You are coming into your own and making this channel your own. BTW, love the Godzilla piece in the back Godzilla minus 1❤

@tyersavard1551 10 месяцев назад

Whistlers got a whole production studio integrated into the basement

@SJR_Media_Group 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Karl Smallwood from Sheffield.... I have friends in Music Industry and located in Manchester / Wiggin. It is between Liverpool (Beatles) and Sheffield (Def Leppard). Something in the water produces world class musicians from the UK. I am a retired Landscape Architect. We studied Central Park and the Olmstead's. They created Parks across America, including Seattle where I studied. Parks are living breathing creations that require vision, ongoing funding, and maintenance. If someone proposed spending a billion dollars and creating a green space in the heart of Manhattan, it would be a hard sell today. Glad there are New Yorkers that love their Central Park.

@LowFatCurrantBun 10 месяцев назад

I clicked this video for one reason ☝.. The hope of hearing that famous beginning: _"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times 🌓..."_ The numerous positive comments made me stay though. They are correct 👍👏.

@joemegna447 10 месяцев назад

Dude I love the ant-eater stuffy.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 10 месяцев назад

Love your content karl! You're doing an amazing Job 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

@TheCaptainConway 10 месяцев назад

Simon is a tough act to follow, but its more important that you find what works for you. You're doing great.

@grandpalarry7776 10 месяцев назад

I believe you misspoke when you stated the Central Park bill was passed in 1953 and property assessments were completed in 1955. The dates should have been 1853 and 1855.

@JimAllen-Persona 10 месяцев назад

That’s what you get when you have people doing a bit on a place they’ve never been. It’s a pet peeve.

@kitdraken 10 месяцев назад

There’s a massive context difference between 1850s and the 1950s when it comes to redeveloping land owned by blacks

@orangegalen 10 месяцев назад

Petition to drop the “interim” part of interim host.

@seahag6118 10 месяцев назад

Like your former & sometimes current Simon Whistler.. we like a little joke & sarcasm Let’s us know you get it.. This was my fav so far bc you did loosen up.. just bc it’s a serious topic it never changes the need for a little goofing around.. it what’s makes Simon so good😉👍👌

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff 10 месяцев назад

Thanks.

@russelllomando8460 10 месяцев назад

when i lived in brooklyn, & worked in ny, it was next to cp. i visited it hundreds of times. good report. great job karl.

@emarti3853 9 месяцев назад

Idk if Simon's way is better because it's more "serious". He makes jokes too, just a weird inflection to it unique to him? I like you Karl, and your Smallwood park

@olga138 10 месяцев назад

Schermerhorn is pronounced "Sker-meh-horn" with the emphasis on the first syllable. Those Dutch names are tricky. You're doing a great job, Karl!

@leightonolsson4846 10 месяцев назад

I enjoy your presenting, Karl. Nice to hear a good accent. Simon's great... But he's led a sheltered life, bless😂

@FireVixen164 10 месяцев назад

So regarding presentation style, there's something very Simon about this video. Probably because the writer had Simon's style in mind? I love both Karl and Simon though, so I'm sure it will find its groove in time. Great video!

@antiisocial 10 месяцев назад

Cool. Ty

@murrayscott9546 10 месяцев назад

Back then going to Haarlem was like going Hampsread, for city folks.

@murrayscott9546 10 месяцев назад

Hampstead, in London, UK - by the way. Both of them were largely rural in nature, back Inna day. Ahh, those good old days ! Ha !

@sibire8284 10 месяцев назад

I'll admit, I was skeptical about a new host going into things, but with each video you're really growing on me. Keep it up, man, they're big shoes to fill and it's great watching you get into the swing of things.

@charlieghostwolf6161 10 месяцев назад

Karl I thought you were doing fine the first time I saw you on this channel and I still think so, you're obviously growing more confident with being the host and that only makes your presentation better, keep up the good work Bright Blessings

@traintocode 10 месяцев назад

Definitely drinking a mug of Henderson's Relish there.

@FireVixen164 10 месяцев назад

Ah! Unexpected Karl! :O

@accutronitisthe2nd95 10 месяцев назад

Smallwood? That must have been tough growing up with?

@lethalmilk8517 10 месяцев назад

Karl, you’re doing a brilliant job. I enjoy your style; I think you’ve got the mix of formal / informal spot on. I think it’s about time you were made permanent host.

@lukekaehne9091 10 месяцев назад

The Irony, a guy with the last name Smallwood, talking about another bunch of Woods trying to put Wood down.

@n8dogg9 10 месяцев назад

Karl is awesome.

@I_am_Allan 10 месяцев назад

How many Seneca Aboriginals, were left in the Seneca Neighbourhood? I noticed you didn't talk about the people that were there before colonisation.

@ThroughTheThornvine 10 месяцев назад

22:07 i hate that stupid skyscraper

@ProbablyNotLegit 10 месяцев назад

- Osama Bin Laden, some time in 1999

@johnrhines6626 10 месяцев назад

Casual Karl is best Karl but still always worth it

@JoeThornhill 10 месяцев назад

0:41 Oh, I though it was already there as just grassy fields and woodland. Like everything was before people just built around it in a certain shape. Maybe changed the look of it a bit like taking some trees down, laying down gravel or concrete for footpaths and such.

@rawrd99 10 месяцев назад

Do Olmsted Baltimore next

@patriciaposthumus6684 10 месяцев назад

You are doing much better. It's getting easier to understand you as you speak, and your annunciation is getting better. Though please, I'm begging. Please, please do something with that bare light bulb behind you. Between that bulb and the glare from the side white wall, it's very hard to focus the eye on you, the presenter. Instead, the eye is drawn to that light bulb.

@Brightangel55 10 месяцев назад

*Enunciation

@patriciaposthumus6684 10 месяцев назад

@linden1555 Thank you for that. I tried several different spellings, and I got as close as I could. Spelling has never been my strong suit. So, I definitely appreciate the correction.

@ellaeadig263 7 месяцев назад

I had no idea about this. I thought they just picked a field and built that part of the city around it. This is really sad.

@girldaddividendinvestor 10 месяцев назад

Bob Moses likes this.

@whitlatch1999 7 месяцев назад

I love the crediting of writers (even if the AI art is terrible)

@York22 10 месяцев назад

Correction no us state legislature is called a Congress

@pawglover37 10 месяцев назад

19th century, not 18th century. who edits these?

@JessicaKayKay 10 месяцев назад

Wait a min this isn't Simon?!?!? Oh, he has hair he can stay. :D

@YodaSmokes 10 месяцев назад

Imagine going from millions of views to barely 10 thousand views

@littleshep5502 10 месяцев назад

Its what happens when there are months long breaks

@stelladonaconfredobutler9459 10 месяцев назад

So where is Simon?

@anthonyC214 10 месяцев назад

As they continue to build crazy tall skyscrapers along the parameter, which Will block the sun out of the park , will again lead to its destruction.

@bnorris8625 10 месяцев назад

18:16 is Sheffield known as the greenest city due to everyone smoking weed lol

@danielwolf6875 10 месяцев назад

Now THATS how you host a Geographics!!!!! Good S#@t with what your doing with the channels. ❤️‍🔥

@rebellioustoast6670 9 месяцев назад

Why is Karl here?! When has this become a thing. Its like watching a Batman movie and Tony Stark is Batman

@daviddeeken7143 10 месяцев назад

Karl. Your doing just fine. One thing tho, go full time no more "interim host" Your the man. Done deal. lol

@dogslovefood689 10 месяцев назад

Hi Karl, I'm your biggest fan! I'm so excited to watch this latest upload! Five years ago, I saw a woman being dragged behind a dumpster, her screams echoed through the alley as I ran as fast as possible. I never looked back, and I question who she was and if I could have done anything to this day. Anyhow, love you, so excited for your next video ❤❤❤!!

@JeffinBville 10 месяцев назад

Who doesn't think your name is "Karl"?

@littleshep5502 10 месяцев назад

Some people hear ""Kyle"

@JeffinBville 10 месяцев назад

@@littleshep5502 Touché!

@IIDave 10 месяцев назад

Now if Karl would only grow a bread and shave his head....

@nonstopbg 10 месяцев назад

Karl your name is perfectly OK. People who may find it amusing are just dumb. Like wannabe billies but online. Screw them!

@stankythecat6735 10 месяцев назад

This sucks without Simon

@Noctsurreality 10 месяцев назад

Then don't watch it. Problem solved

@MrBrick1981 10 месяцев назад

All right, it's time to stop saying "interim host". It implies you'll leave us and then we'll have to get used to an entirely new guy

@geographicstravel 10 месяцев назад

If you want him to be permanent, share the videos and encourage others to do so as well. The algorithm needs to be reminded we exist.

@joeobrien196 10 месяцев назад

Maybe he hasn’t been told that he is the new full time host

@joemegna447 10 месяцев назад

In 1857 "By all measures New York City was a mess, politically, financially, morally." IT STILL IS. Nothing has changed. Take a bow Democrats.

@reddog-ex4dx 10 месяцев назад

Karl, stop making a big deal about your name. If people have a problem with it they need to go back to kindergarten where they can snicker about bathroom jokes all they want.

@les777pl 10 месяцев назад

What happened to that other guy, who used to talk on this channel. That bearded guy. This one is completely boring.

@ThatsMrAwesomesauce 10 месяцев назад

Yall are gonna make me unsub as I'm here for Simon. Not an interim that's actually perm

@larryloaf4938 10 месяцев назад

Bye now, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

@ecocodex4431 10 месяцев назад

Simon has like, 24 other channels, if you want to see him, go there. Stop being a baby

@itsjustafad 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, Simon isn’t coming back, but he is still creating more channels, his newest is a couple of weeks old.

@KeithZim 10 месяцев назад

Where is Simon

@itsjustafad 10 месяцев назад

@@KeithZim This, Biographics and Toptenz were never his channel. I believe there's a video on Toptenz that explains what happened. Aside from that there are many channels still in the Whistlerverse.

@nunya___ 10 месяцев назад

Shanty town is racists? That's a new one. Def: A town or a section of a town consisting chiefly of shacks or crudely built houses.

@mason7067 10 месяцев назад

Nope, can we get Simon to redo this one? It sounds interesting, but I just can't do it.

@rgriffinRETIRED_SHEEPDOG 10 месяцев назад

He thinks it’s funny to keep whispering that it was racist. It’s not. Is this a channel for adults?

@azkrouzreimertz9784 10 месяцев назад

😂

@y0sarian 10 месяцев назад

Trying to add humor? What is this?? A channel for infotainment?!

@Garythefireman66 10 месяцев назад

Lighten up Francis 🤦🏻‍♂️

@aamirchaka924 10 месяцев назад

Who hurt you bro

@nachoisone 10 месяцев назад

Do you disagree that the decision was not a racist one?

@intoxicationgaming2394 10 месяцев назад

First

@sonofwilma 10 месяцев назад

No offense but he is just reading a script. There is no teaching and I don’t believe he even knows what he is saying. Please don’t just read with your eyes above the camera. This is just terrible and insulting to the importance of the material. He is worse than bad AI

@uniquefreak13 10 месяцев назад

"did began"?????? Wtf did you just say??? 😂

@benkmarchant 10 месяцев назад

Haha Smallwood

@TheLoxxxton 10 месяцев назад

Meh.... RIP Simon

@williamoliver6807 10 месяцев назад

Oh my God I just realized that 3 of my grandparents are from Scotland and the other is Irish Wow can I be a victim now

@megara4068 10 месяцев назад

I think your hair is lovely just the way it is. :) Also, my paternal grandfather's family immigrated to the States from Sheffield. I may have reacted a little overly excited to hear that's where you're from. I've visited London, Oxford, Avebury, and Bath, but if I ever am lucky enough to visit the UK again, Sheffield will be one stop so I can research local history.