#262 Secrets of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Church's Next Bishop, a Harry Potter
A decade later, in 18 87, the church was stronger than ever. And it was the church's next bishop, one of the city's most respected men, who revealed plans for a brand new cathedral. It was that year that henry botter announced that the church's new cathedral would be built in morningside heights. Two years later, in18 89, they bought up this land. This has always seemed like a curious location for me to build something in... there wasn't a lot going on up at this neck of the woods. Well, well, that was changing by this point.
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