Geo Beck | These NYC Buildings Hold 200 Million Years of History @Geobeck | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Brownstones in New York City and Boston hold over 200 million years of our Earth’s geologic history. I bet when you think about cities, you don’t think about all the ways you can learn about our planet’s complicated and ancient past, but after watching this video you won’t be able to resist wondering about the stories hidden in the building stones surrounding you. I learned so much while making this video and I have even more ideas for similar ones, so stay tuned for more!
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If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
What do rocks have in common with life? A lot, actually: youtube.com/watch?v=t_wXznkgfNg&t=80s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Stone Castle in CT: youtube.com/watch?v=V5eUbvXAW_s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC? youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Disclaimer: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more information, detail, and nuance included in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time, and they are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about everything needed to know about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel! I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them.
Thanks for watching!
Below I’ve linked some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in depth about this topic:
https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory/education/community-connections/connecticut-river-valley/history-of-the-valley
https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/object/wessca-1552
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=arbbulletins
geologicalsocietyct.org/uploads/3/0/5/5/30552753/gsc_guidebook1final.pdf
dinotracksdiscovery.org/supporting/context/glacial-lake
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/powell/613webpage/NYCbuilding/PortlandBrownstone/PortlandBrownstone.htm
geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml
ctexplored.org/the-quarry-that-built-boston-and-new-york-city
earthathome.org/hoe/ne/geologic-history
geologywriter.com/streetsmartnaturalist/stories-in-stone-blog/the-most-hideous-stone-ever-quarried
youtube.com/watch?v=cwVF33jOmG8&ab_channel=PresCurryleaGeographyPresCurryleaGeography
connecticuthistory.org/an-eccentric-middletown-polymath-and-fossil-collector-dr-joseph-barratt
earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-exploring-connecticuts-ancient-rift-valley
earthathome.org/hoe/ne/geologic-history
All music is from Thematic
Music by Music Goreng - Beautiful Mystery - thmatc.co/?l=408F798A
Music by Juan Sánchez - Woolgathering - thmatc.co/?l=7F29C38C
Music by Zight - On Rainy Days (in Z major) - thmatc.co/?l=E3F7C90C
Image Credits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alluvial_fan_01.JPG
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_Valley_%26_Cottonwood_Mountains_%26_alluvial_fans_(bajada)_(Death_Valley_National_Park,_California,_USA)_(31871104718).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22784843
americanrivers.org/river/connecticut-river
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean-birth.svg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Baikal_from_space.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afar_spreading_rates.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria_Mansion,_Portland,_Maine_USA.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pangea_animation_03.gif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pangaea_continents.svg
geologywriter.com/tag/joseph-barrett
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Paul%27s_Chapel_13.jpg
researchgate.net/figure/Creative-approach-on-displaying-geologic-time-C-Ray-Troll_fig3_357869663
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/04/28/194627.html?pageNumber=663
nytimes.com/2012/10/23/nyregion/saying-goodbye-to-the-face-of-new-yorks-brownstones.html
nytimes.com/2000/07/04/nyregion/brownstone-the-real-thing-comes-back.html#:~:text=Already%20moribund%20by%20the%20start,near%20the%20towering%20brownstone%20cliffs.
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Background on Brownstone
03:09 I went to the quarry!
04:09 Portland Brownstone History
04:56 Dinosaurs walked here??
08:16 Current rift valleys on Earth
08:58 The issue with brownstone as a building material
12:39 Why it's brown!
13:23 What happened to the quarry after the 1920s?
14:47 Thanks for watching + learning :)
Brownstones in New York City and Boston hold over 200 million years of our Earth’s geologic history. I bet when you think about cities, you don’t think about all the ways you can learn about our planet’s complicated and ancient past, but after watching this video you won’t be able to resist wondering about the stories hidden in the building stones surrounding you. I learned so much while making this video and I have even more ideas for similar ones, so stay tuned for more!
subscribe for more vids ➭ bit.ly/geobeck
My website: geo-beck.com
Socials:
Instagram: @geobeckly instagram.com/geobeckly/?hl=en
TikTok: tiktok.com/@geobeckly
If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
What do rocks have in common with life? A lot, actually: youtube.com/watch?v=t_wXznkgfNg&t=80s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Stone Castle in CT: youtube.com/watch?v=V5eUbvXAW_s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC? youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Disclaimer: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more information, detail, and nuance included in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time, and they are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about everything needed to know about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel! I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them.
Thanks for watching!
Below I’ve linked some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in depth about this topic:
https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory/education/community-connections/connecticut-river-valley/history-of-the-valley
https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/object/wessca-1552
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=arbbulletins
geologicalsocietyct.org/uploads/3/0/5/5/30552753/gsc_guidebook1final.pdf
dinotracksdiscovery.org/supporting/context/glacial-lake
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/powell/613webpage/NYCbuilding/PortlandBrownstone/PortlandBrownstone.htm
geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml
ctexplored.org/the-quarry-that-built-boston-and-new-york-city
earthathome.org/hoe/ne/geologic-history
geologywriter.com/streetsmartnaturalist/stories-in-stone-blog/the-most-hideous-stone-ever-quarried
youtube.com/watch?v=cwVF33jOmG8&ab_channel=PresCurryleaGeographyPresCurryleaGeography
connecticuthistory.org/an-eccentric-middletown-polymath-and-fossil-collector-dr-joseph-barratt
earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-exploring-connecticuts-ancient-rift-valley
earthathome.org/hoe/ne/geologic-history
All music is from Thematic
Music by Music Goreng - Beautiful Mystery - thmatc.co/?l=408F798A
Music by Juan Sánchez - Woolgathering - thmatc.co/?l=7F29C38C
Music by Zight - On Rainy Days (in Z major) - thmatc.co/?l=E3F7C90C
Image Credits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alluvial_fan_01.JPG
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_Valley_%26_Cottonwood_Mountains_%26_alluvial_fans_(bajada)_(Death_Valley_National_Park,_California,_USA)_(31871104718).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22784843
americanrivers.org/river/connecticut-river
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean-birth.svg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Baikal_from_space.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afar_spreading_rates.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria_Mansion,_Portland,_Maine_USA.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pangea_animation_03.gif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pangaea_continents.svg
geologywriter.com/tag/joseph-barrett
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Paul%27s_Chapel_13.jpg
researchgate.net/figure/Creative-approach-on-displaying-geologic-time-C-Ray-Troll_fig3_357869663
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1985/04/28/194627.html?pageNumber=663
nytimes.com/2012/10/23/nyregion/saying-goodbye-to-the-face-of-new-yorks-brownstones.html
nytimes.com/2000/07/04/nyregion/brownstone-the-real-thing-comes-back.html#:~:text=Already%20moribund%20by%20the%20start,near%20the%20towering%20brownstone%20cliffs.
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Background on Brownstone
03:09 I went to the quarry!
04:09 Portland Brownstone History
04:56 Dinosaurs walked here??
08:16 Current rift valleys on Earth
08:58 The issue with brownstone as a building material
12:39 Why it's brown!
13:23 What happened to the quarry after the 1920s?
14:47 Thanks for watching + learning :)
