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The Bowery Boys: Electric New York

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Incandescent Light Bulbs in New York City

edison decided that needed to physically be in new york, get out of menlo park. And so he opened up his own command centr in a brownstone near fourteenth street and fifth avenue. Of course, he had to light the whole place up with light bulbs,. With it with, i a private generator, right? Yes, with his own. That would become, like, its first building to have these incandescent light bulbs inNew York City.

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