Podcasts History The Bowery Boys: New York City History #132 Electric New York: Edison and the City Lights

#132 Electric New York: Edison and the City Lights

Published: Dec. 16, 2011, 3:28 a.m.

The streets of New York have been lit in various ways through the decades, from the wisps of whale-oil flame to the modern comfort of gas lighting. With the discovery of electricity, it seemed possible to illuminate the world with a more dependable, potentially inexhaustible energy source.