Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Elizabeth Macaulay and I discuss her book "Antiquity in Gotham."

Check out my other channels, @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast

Chapters:
0:00 Neo-antique architecture in NYC
2:48 Greek Revival
9:06 Egyptian Revival
15:04 "Pompeiian" Rooms
20:53 The Roman City Beautiful
25:43 Penn Station
29:51 Lobster palaces
34:55 New Roman baths
39:09 Classical tombs
43:36 New York vs. the world, architecturally
45:30 Neo-antique or American?
47:18 Classical no more