Building the Metropolis with Alexander Wood

Building the Metropolis with Alexander Wood
Thursday, May 15th, 2025

6:00 PM ET / Doors open 5:45 PM ET

On-Site Program

$15 / Members $10

At the turn of the 20^th century, New York City experienced unprecedented growth – dozens of bridges and tunnels, new train stations, and miles of subway track reshaped the urban landscape. In his new book, Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935, scholar Alexander Wood explores the rise of powerful infrastructure contractors, the specialized trades that made subway construction possible, and the laborers who took on some of the most dangerous jobs in city history.

Join Wood as he shares vivid historical accounts and striking archival photographs from the Transit Museum’s collection and brings to life the struggle and triumph of building the transit system that still moves New York today.

Tickets for this event are $10 for museum members and $15 for the general public.

For members the discount is applied at checkout.

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Image from Subway Construction Photograph Collection, New York Transit Museum.