#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby'

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#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby'

FromThe Bowery Boys: New York City History

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Oct 5, 2008

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Learn about New York's most famous luxury apartment building and the classic horror film set here. Plus: Lauren Bacall, Connie Chung and some dumb waiters!
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Oct 5, 2008

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New York City history is America's history. It's the hometown of the world, and most people know the city's familiar landmarks, buildings and streets. Why not look a little closer and have fun while doing it?

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#50 Canal Street and Collect Pond by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#61 The Pan Am Building by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#11 The Chrysler Building by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#57 Carnegie Hall by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#51 McSorley's Old Ale House by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#52 DeWitt Clinton and the Erie Canal by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#60 Five Points: The Fate of Five Points by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#5 Blackout by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#16 Statue of Liberty by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#12 Coney Island: The Golden Age by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#19 Washington Irving by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#14 Peter Stuyvesant by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#54 The Creation of Central Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#56 Randall's Island and the 1936 Olympic Trials by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#15 The Apollo Theater by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#6 Governors Island by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#55 The Evolution of Central Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#63 New York Stock Exchange by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#10 Central Park Zoo by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#62 Shea Stadium by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#59 Five Points: Wicked Slum by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#7 Washington Square Park by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#9 St. Patrick's Old Cathedral by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#66 Who Killed Mary Rogers? by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#22 Staten Island by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#20 United Nations Headquarters by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#13 Coney Island: 20th Century Sideshow by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#64 Green-Wood Cemetery by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#27 Radio City Music Hall by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#18 Ghost Stories of New York City by The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby'

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