The New Amsterdam became a New York City landmark in 1982, but the theatre’s interior was in poor condition from the building’s damaged roof. Following a complete restoration by the Walt ...
Ric Burns brother of the famed documentarian Ken Burns presents an exhaustive history of New ... of New Amsterdam a Dutch trading post The city starts to take shape as New Amsterdam becomes ...
The European settlement of what would become New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624. They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.