The New-York Historical Society and NYC Media, the official network of the City of New York, have partnered to produce a special series of one minute videos that feature the staff of the New York Historical Society as they answer some of the most captivating questions ever posed to them about the City's fascinating and unique history.
What Was Blackwell's Island?
Located in the East River, Blackwell's Island was renamed Welfare Island in 1921 and Roosevelt Island in 1973. In the past, the city built a number institutions on the island, including a prison, an insane asylum, and hospitals. Some hospitals remain, but the island began to be developed for residential use in 1968, and now has a population of about 12,000.
11 янв 2012
