I hope you will go see that exhibition. Andrew dolkart is the curator for that exhibition, and he has a very long history with new york city landmarks and architectural history. I think this has gone off now, has it . All right. Andrew is a good friend of longstanding, we like to say, rather than old friend, but we do go way that. This is one more lecture at the Skyscraper Museum, which has been going on in a relationship now for probably nearly the 17 years since the museum was started. Andrew is always there when you call on him to talk about new york city history or speak about yet another of his new books and new publications. He is an exemplary historian and someone who has a long and deep history with new york city landmarks, having worked in his youth at the commission on the , having been a consultant to them, having written many a designation thert, having authored first guidebook to new york city years now and in the since he has been at columbia, heading the historic theerva
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Of steam to the time together of the north American Continent in rail. Writes, nos businessman equal vanderbilt in his impact on american history. None proved to be so influential periodfundamental over a so formative for so long. The common or lived to be 82 and played a key role in so many events in his to mulch was life. From the very beginnings of steamboat travel on the hudson river to the Seminal Supreme Court case. Gibbons the audition v o gden. , theransatlantic travel California Gold rush, the growth of the u. S. Into a continental nation. The start of travel across the nation and the planting of the seed that was to become the panama canal. The crushing of the notorious american filibuster William Walker in his attempt to abscond with the country of nicaragua. The destruction of the ironclad merrimack and the safeguarding of the gold shipments was quite a seminal part in winning the civil war. The stock and regulations of the railroad and the birth of the modern corporation.
Brexit debate and then the blackrock comments. The markets are not ready for the hike. Tom it is a stew. It is a stew of news. Youre right, francine. There is a negative tilt to it. Standard chartered really took me back. I know you talked to Chris Wheeler within the hour. What did he say francine he said these are banks going through huge restructuring. He mentioned specifically china. It took a leg lower today. It is going to be that much more difficult. Lets get to our first word news with nejra cehic. Nejra a boost from the business communlt. 36 chairman say it will be best for the economy if the u. K. Stays in the e. U. Leaving the union would deter investment, threaten jobs and put the economy at risk. Rebel groups in syria have until friday to sign on to a partial ceasefire. The u. S. And russia agreed to this yesterday. A new controversy in the president ial race just hours before nevada republicans vote in their caucuses. Ted cruz has fired his Communications Director for twee
York city history or to speak about yet another of his new books and his new publications. He is an exemplary historian and someone who has a long and deep history with new york city landmarks, having worked in his youth at the commission on the research staff, having been a consultant to them, having written many a designation report, having authored the first guidebook to new york city landmarks, and in the years now since he has been at columbia, heading the Historic Preservation program at the graduate school of architecture, planning, and preservation. He has been a friend and colleague of everyone who cares about the history of new york and the history of architecture. And indeed, tonight, were celebrating the history of architecture as part of american architecture because we are being filmed here for cspan American History channel. So im going to remind you that when we come to the questionandanswer period, youre going to use this phone in my hand in order to project your impor