A fascinating tour through over 100 years of New York history showing how the Gilded Age developed and evolved from an architectural and urban planning point of view. Guest historian and tour guide Keith Taillon takes listeners on a journey explaining how key Gilded Age neighborhoods became established and grew. Some tour guides and historians have said that to… Continue reading Episode #43: Chasing the Gold: A Gilded Age Tour Up Manhattan
Topic: Mansions & Architecture
Episode #38: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Her Museum: A Curated Life
In celebration of a new biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner, this show focuses on the life of one of the Gilded Age’s most passionate art collectors and the creation of one of the most extraordinary American museums. Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) was a member of Boston’s Brahmin society during the Gilded Age. A philanthropist and passionate art collector,… Continue reading Episode #38: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Her Museum: A Curated Life
Episode #23: Beneath the Gold: The Gilded Age with Tom Meyers of The Bowery Boys
Julian Fellowes’ new series on HBO “The Gilded Age” fascinated viewers with its complex plotlines and endlessly entertaining characters, some of whom were based on actual historical figures. The show depicted the enormity of the age in so many of its social, political and cultural layers. It also raised so many new insights and new viewpoints… Continue reading Episode #23: Beneath the Gold: The Gilded Age with Tom Meyers of The Bowery Boys
Episode #22: English Country House Style: The Legacies of Nancy Lancaster and Nancy Astor
While the sumptuous dinner parties and grand country house weekends of years past may have vanished, the secrets of elegant entertaining and hospitality live on. Nancy Lancaster and Nancy Astor, two American-born women entered upper class British society in the early 20th century and brought the traditions of great Southern hospitality to some of England’s greatest estates including the… Continue reading Episode #22: English Country House Style: The Legacies of Nancy Lancaster and Nancy Astor
Episode #15: Castle Howard to Highclere: Treasures of the English Country House
For fans of the great period television and film dramas Downton Abbey and Brideshead Revisited among many others, one of the great pleasures is seeing the grand, sumptuous, imposing interiors of some of England’s greatest homes used as stage sets in the drama. This week’s episode features Nick Dawes, master specialist and appraiser seen regularly on “Antiques… Continue reading Episode #15: Castle Howard to Highclere: Treasures of the English Country House
Episode #13: The Gilded City: New York 1870-1900
To viewers of the first season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” by Julian Fellowes, the city itself became one of the show’s most fascinating characters. In this episode, join master tour guides Emma Guest-Consales, PhD. and Jeff Dobbins for a unique look at the architecture, neighborhoods, and landmarks that we see portrayed in the show. … Continue reading Episode #13: The Gilded City: New York 1870-1900