12 Time Capsules Discovered in NYC
From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.


This week kicks off the beginning of our epic adventure through the underbelly of NYC history. It’s the first installment from The Great Whale of Coney Island. We open in Brooklyn, 1942 on a hot July day. Just a normal day for the Tulip family with Owen is worried about getting his little sister Lizzie ready for the day while Lizzie is dreaming of being as rich as a Rockefeller.







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