Episodes
1. Stanford White
January 2, 2014
The architect who designed Madison Square Garden and other iconic New York buildings, and whose affair with showgirl Evelyn Nesbit led to his murder.
2. Gold Coast Mansions
February 17, 2014
Journey back to the Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties, when Long Island's North Shore was home to such extravagant wealth and style it was known as the Gold Coast.
3. The Flatiron Building
April 26, 2014
A new documentary that reveals the stories behind the iconic New York building that has captivated the world for more than 100 years. Based on Alice Sparberg Alexiou’s book “The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It,” “Treasures of New York: The Flatiron Building” is hosted by Mare Winningham.
5. Elevated Thinking
June 17, 2014
Susan Sarandon narrates this look at High Line Park, the unique public space and "self-sown wilderness" that runs from the Meatpacking District through the Chelsea Art District to Hell's Kitchen.
6. Columbia University
September 21, 2014
Featuring interviews with renowned alumni, the film reveals a rare and intimate portrait of one of the world’s leading research universities whose history and character is inextricably linked with that of New York City itself.
7. Ralph Walker
October 4, 2014
Treasures of New York: Ralph Walker looks at the life and legacy of this innovative and iconoclastic architect. Deemed the “Architect of the Century” by the New York Times in 1957, Ralph Thomas Walker is considered one of the 20th century designers responsible for redefining the skyscraper both in New York and across America.
