How 5 Bridges Transformed New York City | Architectural Digest

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  • @BlueSaphire70
    @BlueSaphire70 Год назад +1474

    I loved this episode, not only because of the content, but because it was presented by Mr. Wyetzner. He's the best!

    • @jenniferadams7582
      @jenniferadams7582 Год назад +35

      I appreciate all of them but Mr. Wyetzner is my favorite. His expressiveness, especially with the hands, is what does it for me.

    • @tashaprayor2546
      @tashaprayor2546 6 месяцев назад +4

      He’s fantastic!

    • @dannymcwilliams422
      @dannymcwilliams422 6 месяцев назад +4

      I’m really enjoying them and I didn’t initially have a huge interest in architecture. Was curious about it and started watching these. Hes great at explaining things and keeping it interesting

  • @sanchemp
    @sanchemp Год назад +525

    Mr. Wyetzner is really the best. He simplifies the complex construction projects that’s really easy to understand. He’s a gem.

    • @grillage2
      @grillage2 5 месяцев назад +2

      He did make a few mistakes!

    • @drewdukkha
      @drewdukkha 4 дня назад

      @@grillage2as we all do

    • @grillage2
      @grillage2 15 часов назад

      @@drewdukkha Yes, But he could have done more research.

  • @Vikram_l
    @Vikram_l Год назад +878

    This running series of videos on New York Architecture by Mr.Wyetzner is such a cool concept. Love everything about it.

  • @joesantamaria5874
    @joesantamaria5874 Год назад +384

    This guy nails it. He has the facts, presents them in an interesting and engaging way, and dumbs down the information to us plebs perfectly.

    • @yuckyool
      @yuckyool Год назад +9

      I took civil engineering in college and the the story of the Brooklyn Bridge was told to us over and over again (Frank . . .) "Stella!!!" paintings too.
      Wyetzner explains the process of the caissons quickly and understandably.

    • @grillage2
      @grillage2 9 месяцев назад +2

      He did make a few mistakes.

  • @pardox28
    @pardox28 Год назад +258

    The next 5 NYC bridges I'd like to see discussed by Mr. Wyetzner would be: the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and the no-longer-standing King's Bridge.

    • @nulltrope
      @nulltrope Год назад +8

      Yes! more of this would be great

    • @dr.woozie7500
      @dr.woozie7500 Год назад +15

      Manhattan and Williamsburg are my favorites because subway trains go across them.

    • @jacobrath6247
      @jacobrath6247 Год назад +9

      @@dr.woozie7500 There used to be trains that went over the Brooklyn Bridge, but those train lines were some of the elevated BMT lines that got taken down.

    • @nkotowsk
      @nkotowsk Год назад +5

      I’d like to hear Mr. Wyetzner’s story for why the Tappan Zee bridge was built at virtually the widest point possible on the Hudson River.

  • @daniel_shea
    @daniel_shea Год назад +91

    Absolutely fascinating. I simply cannot get enough of these architectural videos about New York. You mentioned the wonderful bus station at the Manhattan end of the George Washington Bridge, and said that nobody knows about it. Maybe you could do a video about that and other forgotten treasures of New York. In any case, more please...

    • @randyastle3301
      @randyastle3301 Год назад +2

      Yes. I’ve walked past it thousands of times but gone inside much less-usually just for a restroom-so when it’s described as a marvel I wanted to hear more about why. (My son’s school bus went past the west side every day, under the end of the bridge, which the kindergarteners named the Tunnel of Doom. We still call it that while he’s a college sophomore.)

  • @TheMattsterling
    @TheMattsterling Год назад +42

    I am a huge fan of NYC history and a novice/curious fan of architecture. My Dad worked in commercial construction for years so I really enjoy every one of these videos. Particularly since I used to live in Manhattan and miss being surrounded by inspiring architecture!

  • @janerock2718
    @janerock2718 Год назад +16

    I can’t get enough of these!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Weitzner!!!!!!

  • @emilyidina9651
    @emilyidina9651 Год назад +83

    The Verrazano bridge, Midtown Tunnel, Holland Tunnel and of course the 59th Street bridge…. DUH Amazing episode as always. Thank you for another history lesson about one of the greatest cities in the world NYC Bby ❤

    • @motary
      @motary Год назад +4

      Yes! The queensboro bridge is incredible

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika Год назад

      The bridges that connect Staten Island to New Jersey.

    • @Coffeendonuts
      @Coffeendonuts 8 месяцев назад

      NYC is a cesspool

    • @emilyidina9651
      @emilyidina9651 8 месяцев назад

      @@Coffeendonuts TO YOU but who cares!! lmfaooo

    • @JenniferNefdt-tm5cv
      @JenniferNefdt-tm5cv 5 месяцев назад

      Although not an American, I am fascinated but the architecture and bridges of NYC. Hope he does the same on Chicago .

  • @caroldixon7796
    @caroldixon7796 10 месяцев назад +4

    Mr. Wyetzner is so articulate and knowledgeable, he is able to make the subject matter interesting to novices like me. Well done.

  • @morganchilds9054
    @morganchilds9054 Год назад +8

    This guy is a treasure, and watching these videos brings me back to my time living in NYC, walking 10-15 km a day and taking my own architecture tours by googling famous addresses of buildings and bridges I'd see.

  • @artsy12
    @artsy12 Год назад +93

    Great video, very interesting.
    Would be great to see similar breakdowns of other famous bridges; the Tower Bridge in London, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Charles Bridge in Prague, or the High Bridge in Amsterdam.

    • @wvnovello
      @wvnovello Год назад +2

      Millau Viaduct is really cool too.

    • @LOLWAAHH
      @LOLWAAHH Год назад +4

      the Sydney Harbour Bridge happens to be a carbon copy (pun intended) of the Hellgate bridge

    • @johnmcdougall7679
      @johnmcdougall7679 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@LOLWAAHH except that the Sydney bridge is much wider. Hellgate was two tracks wide; Sydney had 8 road lanes, 2 railway tracks, and 2 tram (light rail) tracks. The light rail tracks have been converted into two additional road lanes. On the other hand, I believe that the Hellgate bridge arch is about 1.5 feet longer. Try thinking like an engineer and not like a rabid "mine's bigger than your's" supporter.

  • @dr.woozie7500
    @dr.woozie7500 Год назад +52

    I appreciate that he included less popularly known bridges. There are so many structurally unique and interesting bridges in NYC that you could make a whole series about them.

  • @iahorvath
    @iahorvath Год назад +3

    I enjoy your historical narratives of New York features. Your voice is also a joy to listen to.

  • @ElusiveTy
    @ElusiveTy Год назад +3

    I say it every time, Mr Wyetzner is amazing. Please keep bringing him back!

  • @NathanHarrison7
    @NathanHarrison7 4 месяца назад +3

    What a beautiful series. I love all of the architectural details and fun facts. And the architect is a great presenter. You can really tell he’s passionate about what he shares with us.

  • @obifox6356
    @obifox6356 Год назад +27

    You have made a great combined story of engineering, art and history. Thanks!

  • @cardinalj
    @cardinalj Год назад +56

    Would love to see a video about the Pittsburgh area bridges.

  • @matthewoffenbacher6548
    @matthewoffenbacher6548 Год назад +2

    One of the types of videos that's so worthwhile watching. I'm slowly getting more content via social media that feeds my mind, and heart.❤

  • @kathythompson9931
    @kathythompson9931 Год назад +17

    Fascinating and so very interesting! NYC rocks and so do you! Thank you very, very much!

  • @BruinPhD2009
    @BruinPhD2009 Год назад +9

    Thank you so much for this content. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing all these bridges, but I have to admit the GWB is my favorite of them all. I had “The Little Red Lighthouse at the Great Gray Bridge” as a little kid and as a teenager, I was thrilled to discover it was real when I saw it in person.

  • @aj_ingoglia_films
    @aj_ingoglia_films Год назад +3

    This was absolutely fantastic. As a life long New Yorker I never heard any of these stories. Incredible.

  • @dusty975
    @dusty975 Год назад +9

    This was really interesting and so was full of fascinating information that when it finished ... I watched it again!

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc Год назад +1

    Every one of these presentations makes me love NYC even more than before I watched them - and I cannot envision a time when this increasing love will ever cease. Thanks a ton Mr Wyetzner for bringing my favorite city to life so wonderfully!

  • @mtoscano343
    @mtoscano343 6 месяцев назад +2

    Highly interesting, intelligent & enjoyable. Thank you Mr. Wyetzner!

  • @TheGrantism
    @TheGrantism Год назад +70

    Feed me more of these videos so I can continue to architecturally digest!

  • @opalyankaBG
    @opalyankaBG Год назад +9

    Loved this episode! Would be interested in hearing about 5 more bridges. Manhattan, Triboro, Verrazano narrows, Queensboro, Williamsburg bridges to name a few.

  • @giacomog5216
    @giacomog5216 Год назад +6

    I could listen to him all day!

  • @groundedlogic
    @groundedlogic 6 месяцев назад +2

    A man's brain is incredible to be able to build, engineer, and keep these massive structures up for all these years.

  • @j3434ful
    @j3434ful Год назад +10

    as an uptown resident i loved seeing my neighborhood and surrounding areas through time through the history of these bridges, would love to know more about the GWB Bus terminal!

    • @randyastle3301
      @randyastle3301 Год назад +2

      Same! I’ve seen it thousands of times, but would love to hear why an architect admires it.

  • @frankmenchaca9993
    @frankmenchaca9993 Год назад +2

    As always, Mr. Wyetzer tells how really fascinating all these structures are in his videos. An excellent guide. I would this series to go further afield to other cities to see their architectural treasures. Bravo, sir!

  • @larrysmith3389
    @larrysmith3389 Год назад +17

    Having been born in NY Hospital and living in the area for the next 45 years, I always enjoy learning of its history. Mr. Wyetzner did a fantastic job of bringing that history to life and for that I am truly greatful.

  • @terrygibbs1147
    @terrygibbs1147 Год назад +2

    As a Londoner I found this episode fascinating and it illustrates just how different the bridges in this city and New York are. I

  • @IOAFan
    @IOAFan Год назад +5

    What a fantastic video! I especially enjoyed the info on the Hellgate Bridge and the GWB. Thank you for the wonderful videos in this series.

  • @guitarmainly
    @guitarmainly Год назад +1

    Mr. Wyetzners love of everything NYC is contagious. Loved it!

  • @timcampo
    @timcampo 11 месяцев назад +8

    Really happy to see Emily Roebling get the recognition she earned.

  • @boxsterman77
    @boxsterman77 Год назад +2

    This is what makes NYC the greatest city in the world, and Manhattan it’s centerpiece. Getting there is not a trivial thing. And once you go through that rite of passage, you feel like you ate in a unique place.

  • @deborahdavis6801
    @deborahdavis6801 Год назад +4

    Fantastic !! I have read a book that goes extensively into the process of building the Brooklyn Bridge, including all the wire being produced in Trenton, NJ and the details you mentioned about the Roeblings, the politics at the time, and so much more. Absolutely incredible history! So glad to learn a bit about the other bridges too! TY

  • @EtreTocsin
    @EtreTocsin Год назад +2

    I am just so grateful for such quality content. Thank you AD!

  • @jordanlrice
    @jordanlrice 10 месяцев назад +1

    These episodes are absolutely wonderful. I can’t get enough.

  • @WomenofWealthLuxury
    @WomenofWealthLuxury Год назад +1

    I just want to say thank you to the brave men who labored and lost their lives building something so valuable. Thank you!

  • @lmgtulsa
    @lmgtulsa Год назад +7

    I LOVE these informative vids! So cool. Thanks for making them. ❤

  • @magicknight13
    @magicknight13 Год назад

    Love this series very much, it's bonded my family together because of my moms personal past in NY and Mr Wyetzner is so generous with his insight, knowledge and time!

  • @lonebison
    @lonebison Год назад +1

    LOVE this video! I could listen to Mr. Wyetzner all day! Fascinating content.

  • @fluffy-puffy-puppy
    @fluffy-puffy-puppy Год назад +65

    RIP to the men who built the beautiful Brookly bridge. 😔😔

    • @Everywhere2
      @Everywhere2 6 месяцев назад +6

      And to the woman who saw it through to completion.

  • @paulinedudley9656
    @paulinedudley9656 Год назад +4

    I love these videos, as well as the walking tours. It's so interesting to hear the history of the areas and how the structures came to be made.

  • @rajivradha
    @rajivradha 2 месяца назад +2

    The presenter is first class. Does he give guided tours? So interesting. New York has always been a passion for me.

  • @KidRivera1115
    @KidRivera1115 Год назад +2

    The Highland bridge reminds me of a bridge we have here in Minneapolis called the Stone Arch Bridge. Definitely have to take a walk on the Highland bridge whenever I go back to NYC

  • @alexanderclaylavin
    @alexanderclaylavin Год назад +1

    Got that Brooklyn Bridge feeling watching this. Thank you.

  • @GCarnell
    @GCarnell Год назад +1

    That was fascinating. Thank you for providing these very educational moments. I’m a native New Yorker (Bronx), but learn so much each time you present your masterclasses.

  • @mauroeckhardt223
    @mauroeckhardt223 Год назад

    This is still the most beautifully made format on the internet to just dive in and be entertained & informed

  • @alberttross175
    @alberttross175 Год назад +4

    This was terrific. Thanks!

  • @goliensan4136
    @goliensan4136 Год назад +3

    Love these series. you’re fantastic and so all your picks

  • @Pigzit
    @Pigzit Год назад +2

    Thank you Mr. Wyetzner!

  • @carolfreeman9773
    @carolfreeman9773 Год назад +3

    What an interesting and fun presentation! Learned so much. I don't know how many zillions of times I've passed the George Washington Bridge - never noticed the lighthouse. Also so interesting to know that the area near Highbridge was once an active recreational site. My father used to drive me to school along the Harlem River Drive, and it always seemed like such a quiet and unknown part of the city.

  • @CarterLee-jv4ky
    @CarterLee-jv4ky Месяц назад

    I live in the west now. I've tried describing central park to my new friends, but there hasn't been a way to truly describe this incredible, amazing, beautiful place... Thank you.

  • @veraBeStnews
    @veraBeStnews 2 месяца назад

    This was so interesting. Such complex structures but you managed to highlight and explain their uniqueness or innovation so that it is remarkable and understandable. Thank you!

  • @harveywier4400
    @harveywier4400 Год назад +2

    Absolutely fascinating - engineering miracles we drive by every day and take so much for granted but rely upon for so much - thanks for a great entertaining presentation!

  • @lisaharrington6488
    @lisaharrington6488 10 месяцев назад

    I really enjoyed this glimpse of some of New York City bridges. I found the history that Mr. Wyetzner presented very interesting. I would like to learn more about all the bridges in the area of NYC but especially the 59th Street Bridge, Verrazano Narrows, Manhattan and Bow Bridge in Central Park. Thank you!

  • @akinkie7638
    @akinkie7638 Год назад

    This series is fascinating and Mr. Wyetzner is such a great host! Thank you so much!

  • @lesyankee6129
    @lesyankee6129 Год назад +2

    As a native New Yorker, thanks for mentioning the Little Red Lighthouse. I had the book as a child and still remember the story.

  • @jennadc4748
    @jennadc4748 Год назад +3

    Wow, the Roebling family, John, Washington, and Emily! 👏

  • @michelerigley9286
    @michelerigley9286 2 месяца назад

    I'm an admirer of the Brooklyn Bridge, completing McCullough's book about it while sitting on a plane to NYC several years ago. But I never could grasp the concept of the Cason until your explanation and illustrations.
    Thank you! Great video!

  • @JenniferNefdt-tm5cv
    @JenniferNefdt-tm5cv 5 месяцев назад

    Loving these episodes. Linda Fairstein writes her books around these interesting areas. She makes them come alive but it's great to see the videos too.

  • @julesperchet6704
    @julesperchet6704 Год назад

    I'll never have enough videos about New York with this guy, he's amazing !

  • @LukeStrickland-m2s
    @LukeStrickland-m2s Год назад +2

    Excellent tutorial and overview.!! Please do more on NY bridges.. I LOVE these informative vids! So cool. Thanks for making them. .

  • @juliacuthy
    @juliacuthy Год назад +3

    The Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, FL! It is the second longest concrete cable-stayed bridge in the western hemisphere. Interesting local history behind the strip of land it crosses, as well.

  • @joeybagadonuts5774
    @joeybagadonuts5774 9 месяцев назад +1

    The tolls on the GW bridge are insane! Million dollars a day?? Wow. Excellent video.

  • @donnaslater6522
    @donnaslater6522 Год назад

    Planning my first trip over Christmas..Thank you for the history of New York.

  • @chrisg8995
    @chrisg8995 5 месяцев назад

    Excellent presenting. Greatly appreciate your style of delivery. Thank you

  • @dylan9025
    @dylan9025 Год назад +2

    I'd love to see a follow up including the Triborough Bridge, the 59th st Bridge, and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. Videos are engaging and wonderful, as always

  • @pyroboi9401
    @pyroboi9401 Год назад +1

    These videos are so amazing. Keep em coming!!! It would be nice to learn about the remaining bridges.

  • @Annabelle194
    @Annabelle194 Год назад

    Thank you so much for your vivid descriptions, recognizing the era each bridge was in, and the difficulties that ensued. What remains is magnificent!

  • @allumiia
    @allumiia Год назад +1

    thanks Mr.Wyetzner ! helped me learn so much more about new york.

  • @kesschristopher
    @kesschristopher Год назад +3

    Great video. Bridges I’d like to see discussed on this channel: Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Pulaski Skyway, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Sunshine Skyway, SF Bay Bridge (new eastern span)

  • @rachaelgoldman5846
    @rachaelgoldman5846 Год назад +3

    Please discuss the Verrazano Narrows and Bayonne Bridge by Othmar Ammann. Mr. Wyetzner, you are a bridge of knowledge.

    • @grillage2
      @grillage2 Год назад

      I could give you much more detailed information about the Verrazzano.

  • @AndthenonedayIbecameanEXO-L
    @AndthenonedayIbecameanEXO-L Год назад

    I need more of your videos on whatever architecture topic. Seriously, love the way you describe it all.

  • @hozie22
    @hozie22 Год назад +4

    Excellent tutorial and overview.!! Please do more on NY bridges.

  • @karinetyrrell1402
    @karinetyrrell1402 Год назад +1

    Fascinating. Thank you for a great story about a great city and its bridges.

  • @ricomichel
    @ricomichel Год назад +1

    Both informative and entertaining! Excellent content thanks Mr Wyetzner

  • @azeezoyewale3782
    @azeezoyewale3782 Год назад +1

    Love the history & I appreciate the minds & the workforce behind these great big staples called bridges.

  • @kweenah.dknight
    @kweenah.dknight Год назад

    This was so absolutely fascinating ❤

  • @jacobrath6247
    @jacobrath6247 Год назад

    I love that you mentioned the Little Red Lighthouse! When I was in 2nd grade my teacher read that book to our class, and then took us on a field trip to visit it.

  • @JohnDiffie
    @JohnDiffie Год назад

    Curious about the varrizono bridge. Maybe a discussion on that . Great info .been over the gw many times. So much didn't know all that . Thanks

  • @jordeahgrosko
    @jordeahgrosko Год назад

    Never would have searched for this video hut im happy it showed up in my fyp. I learned so much

  • @gigih.9254
    @gigih.9254 Год назад

    Fascinating!! Love the history and engineering - all presented so interestingly by Mr. Wyetzner. Thanks!

  • @sage9453
    @sage9453 Год назад

    Love this! I'd watch these all day over celebrity house doors. Keep em comin!

  • @Cre-Art
    @Cre-Art Год назад

    Great video. Thanks for all of the history behind these wonderful bridges-and a couple I'd never even heard of.

  • @NicotineRosberg
    @NicotineRosberg Год назад

    I've traversed on every single 1 them & haven't thought about the history behind them so thanks for this !

  • @moonwalker091000
    @moonwalker091000 Год назад +1

    Its always a pleasure to watch these videos. I always learn something new and I am so happy that the little red lighthouse was saved :o) Already looking forward to the next one.

  • @pavana2810
    @pavana2810 Год назад

    So well researched. Appreciate all the before times photos and paintings. Thanks so much!

  • @souly25life
    @souly25life Год назад

    As a" Bronxite" I often bring up the significance of the bronx and its land mass. Great episode.

  • @PressPasser
    @PressPasser Год назад

    Loved the video. Was expecting you to cover the Verrazano Narrows bridge as well.

  • @kersfieldhousertmcoltd5425
    @kersfieldhousertmcoltd5425 7 месяцев назад

    Brilliant video, thank you👍👍 I live in south west London, whare sadly we can't afford to mend one of our great Thames river bridges.

  • @BradThePitts
    @BradThePitts Год назад +16

    A longstanding joke is The George Washington Bridge's toll is FREE to go to New Jersey, but when you get there and don't like it, they charge you to get back into New York!

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika Год назад +1

      True also for the Delaware Bridges. It's free to get into New Jersey. What's that? You want to leave? Well, you gotta pay.

  • @brmnyc
    @brmnyc Год назад +1

    I would suggest videos about the two great bridge builders of New York City: Gustav Lindenthal and Othmar H. Amman. Between the two of them they built most of the iconic bridges after Roebling's Brooklyn Bridge.

  • @matthewsolorzanorincon6962
    @matthewsolorzanorincon6962 Год назад +1

    this guy is great! i would love a segment about the railway tunnels and such with him, im sure he would make it fascinating

  • @maxinator2002
    @maxinator2002 Год назад +2

    I’d love to see some other US cities’ bridges covered by an incredible video like this! Perhaps a miniseries, featuring cities like Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and San Francisco.

    • @yuckyool
      @yuckyool Год назад +1

      Pittsburgh has A LOT of bridges!

  • @didiermeynders
    @didiermeynders 5 месяцев назад

    I think I like architecture, and I like the way how this is all presented.

  • @keymarcus
    @keymarcus Год назад +4

    Very interesting and well done. According to David McCullough's "The Brooklyn Bridge", only the Brooklyn side tower sits on bedrock. On the Manhattan side, they stopped 27 feet short of bedrock. leaving the tower to sit on the sand bottom. Guess it was a correct decision by Washington Roebling and it probably saved more lives (as it hasn't collapsed yet - lolz)