Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
1885
Emergence of Tin Pan Alley on 28th St in Manhattan, where music publishers and popular
songwriters like George Gershwin ply their trade.
1886
The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French people to America, is unveiled.
1891
Carnegie Hall completed, funded by Scottish-born steel magnate and philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie.
1898
The outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island are formally incor-
porated into New York City. The population swells to three million.
Early 20th century
The first skyscrapers are built, most notably the Flatiron Building (1902) and the Wool-
worth Building (1913).
1902
Macy's opens at Herald Square.
1913
The New York Highlanders baseball team (established here in 1903) becomes known as the
New York Yankees.
1915
The Equitable Building fills every square inch of its site on Broadway, propelling zoning
ordinances in 1916 that demand a degree of setback to allow light to reach the streets.
1920
Prohibition forbids the sale of alcohol. Economic confidence of the 1920s brings the Jazz
Age and Harlem Renaissance.
1925
Jimmy Walker is elected mayor. New York Giants football team established.
1927
Duke Ellington's band begins famous residency at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
