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@Krzysztof_88

2 жыл бұрын

Mordo, jesteś z Polski?

@Tony-Waldron

2 жыл бұрын

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@withlessAsbestos

2 жыл бұрын

You completely left out Gustave Eiffel

@DaVeHiLl200

2 жыл бұрын

The statue of liberty is all symbolism. Do you see that liberty is lost at sea? She's off the coast of America not on mainland. She's on a star Fortress but that's a different story.. Liberty is lost to Admiral law aka the beast from the sea/commercial law, the fictional laws of men. America has no liberty while commercial law rules, you need to reinstate "common law" it is the law of the land and the law of the people. Commercial law is the codes and statutes of fictional laws of men, ran by cooperations for the cooperations that wish to take all the wealth from the people and have it for themselves. Find out who Vanguard and BlackRock is ❤🙏

@withlessAsbestos

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaVeHiLl200 She’s at the Gateway to the United States right next to the biggest city tho

The red copper must have been beautiful, but there's something just so pleasing about this sweet shade of aqua she became.

@jacobjones4766

2 жыл бұрын

They weren't stupid. They knew putting untreated copper would cause the statue to become greenish, but any other material would of made ot even more expensive.

@Wings_of_foam

2 жыл бұрын

oxidized copper

@Danwheeler.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobjones4766 who said they were stupid?

@borntoclimb7116

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@DaftPunkSkittle

2 жыл бұрын

You know ppl put copper on their houses in the purpose of it becoming green, right ? Like come on

I bet Tom Scott could get a tour of the torch.

@schwig44

2 жыл бұрын

I bet it's in our reccomendeds within a month

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

WOW! You are 100% right about that!

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

@@schwig44 I will be making a video challange to him - I'm serious !

@schwig44

2 жыл бұрын

@@ITSHISTORY So am I, I bet it's edited and in the can already, lol

@jackstevens585

2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris goes in the torch, because he is the torch

I had to do a double take when the narrator mentions the concern of the torch blinding passing pilots and there's an illustration showing an airplane! Hahaha. Clearly the concern was in regards to harbor pilots since aircraft (aside from simple balloons) were not invented for about a quarter century after the statue was erected. Still, I found this video to be entertaining and informative, and I appreciated it!

@vaprex

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same puzzled thought and paused the video to look for this comment... Maybe the architects were clairvoyant !!

@XloMotion

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was like, wait what pilots? Then I remember about harbor pilots. But I still don't understand how they would be blinded.

@franciscodanconia4324

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I’m not the only one that caught that.

@stevencreelman1986

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I paused the video @ 12:25 to check for comments about "Pilots"? Wasn't this the late 19th century ?

@Just_A_Little_Kit

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearly that up, I was pretty confused

I visited the Statue of Liberty in 1958 with my parents. I remember climbing the stairs up to the crown and seeing the view from up there. My father said they used to let people go up in the torch but not any more. Though I’ve passed by Liberty island on the water and in the air many times since, I have never been back on the island in the 63 years since.

@MultiTurbospeed

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking maybe the torch is rotted out inside

@terrideutsch6820

2 жыл бұрын

I visited the statue in 1954 or 55 with my father, grandpa and brother. I was 7 or 8 and i was so excited to be there I ran up the stairs to the crown with my Dad and grandpa huffing and puffing behind yelling slow down. I wanted to go to the torch but Dad said they didn't allow it anymore because it would crumble! I think it was still Bedloes Island in those days. We rarely had family outings but I remember it to this day as one of the best days of my life.

@miscellania4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrideutsch6820 What special memories!

@sirloin4372

2 жыл бұрын

That’s kinda sad you haven’t been back, sounds like that’s something you need to do before your time here is over!

@ahotdj07

2 жыл бұрын

I remember my grandmother being able to go to the torch before it was closed to the public.

Since they do maintenance, one of the workers should take a camera so people can see what it’s like in the arm and out on the torch

@ajaddams7277

2 жыл бұрын

The Parks Service should have its own youtube. I'd watch the s**t out of that.

@friele80

2 жыл бұрын

Also the mounting and platform interior would be interesting to see.

@youtubehandlesrgarbage

2 жыл бұрын

There is a webcam up there.

@samanthab1923

2 жыл бұрын

I think there is a doc about the rehab done back in the 80's Ken Burns?

@EsenEcho

2 жыл бұрын

It would be cool if somebody could do it in VR

My dad used to work on that island and he used to tell me about how a few times some of the guys he worked there with would play poker inside the torch.

@cdd4248

2 жыл бұрын

Now...that is American! Hahaha!

@eucliduschaumeau8813

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like something my father would have done. The best poker game he attended was one where actor George C. Scott was at the party. Also in attendance was the owner of Ruger Firearms in Southport, Connecticut. My father won a large hand, where Ruger had put up a choice of any gun in stock at that location. He said "I'll take the biggest gun you've got" and Ruger handed him the .44 magnum "Deer Slayer" rifle with gas recoil. This was all in the late 1960s when I was just a kid.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

see? they were part of the problem.

@chill2025

Жыл бұрын

@@cdd4248 lmao best country in the world

@chill2025

Жыл бұрын

@@eucliduschaumeau8813 thats awesome. Do you still have the Magnum?

My dad a merchant sailor in WW II was able to walk up the steps all the way to the torch . I recall him saying the view was breathtaking. Miss you dad !

@jimmyrodasmolestina979

Жыл бұрын

The view was even more breathtaking from my apartment window in between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridge 🌉 in the lower east side

9 out of 10 people asked would have no idea there's a chain at her feet.

@panzerveps

2 жыл бұрын

And I'm one of them!

@BCaldwell

2 жыл бұрын

And the current potato administration is slowly moving the chain around her neck......

@AndrewFantasia

2 жыл бұрын

The only reason I know the chain is there is because of Ghostbusters II LoL

@JimAllen-Persona

2 жыл бұрын

@@panzerveps make that two. I’ve been there quite a few times too but last time I was above the pedestal was over 40 years ago. Now it’s just too much of a headache.

@cdd4248

2 жыл бұрын

So True!

Growing up in the 80s I remember when the statue was being refurbished. I don't think I remember seeing the statue without scaffolding until I was about 8-10 years old. It was a pretty big news when it was announced that it was all finished and the scaffolding was finally removed.

@samanthab1923

2 жыл бұрын

That's right! Then they threw that big fireworks & tall ship parade in the harbor! 💥

@Razgar_Voxel

2 жыл бұрын

There was an 80s Action movie that featured the Statue during this time. Remo Williams the Adventure Begins

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

they don't have a lot to do back east, do they?

My Dad was in the Army in the late '50s. He wound up getting stationed in Germany for 18-24 months. I'll never forget him saying that when his tour of duty was over, and he was coming into New York on a Navy vessel, that the Statue of Liberty was one of the most beautiful things he'd ever seen.

Two nights before the Statue was unveiled after its repairs in the 1980s, a friend of mine and I climbed the spiral staircase to the point where the arm joins the body. We stepped across a gap with a sheer drop to the floor at the base, and climbed the ladder to the torch. It was a strange bent ladder like something in a German Expressionist film. The door to the torch was padlocked. I can attest to the fact that the arm sways. There was a Nor’easter blowing that night. Though we were supposed to be on the island we were not supposed to be where we were.

@Spec187OnA

2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe you.

@InsaneNuYawka

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spec187OnA 😂

@LjCaples

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@josephgagne4520

2 жыл бұрын

If the statute of limitation is up on that, tell me more about your time with lady liberty.

@terryparke3499

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephgagne4520 I think they have stopped looking for me. A good friend managed a company installing part of the museum at the base of the statue. He hired me to document the finished product. I showed up on the island during a nor’easter in a pitching launch with 10 cases of cameras and lighting equipment. Turns out I didn’t need all that. I shot everything with available light. Afterwards (this was the last day of my friend’s installation), we sneaked past guards and climbed to the crown. The way to the arm was open so we went up to the torch but the door was locked. We were in the dark, the arm was swaying, there was an opening at the base of the ladder that, had we slipped, we would have fallen all the way to the ground floor. The island was swarming with anti-terrorist units, some bomb sniffing dogs, and firework specialists: all getting ready for the re-opening in 2 days. My friend forgot he had some Black Cat firecrackers in his back pocket, so it’s good the FBI didn’t find us. Obviously we did not intend to use them, my attorney advises me to tell you. I stood outside and watched the laser light rehearsal from the base of the statue. On the way back to Manhattan, we stopped and picked up some folks at Ellis Island. One of them turned out to be a friend from SC who was running cue cards for some of the celebrities. Her regular job was managing cue cards for Saturday Night Live. What a night to be young.

I don’t live anywhere near nyc; however as a little kid I remember seeing television commercials with a little kid climbing out of the base of the torches’ platform. I believe that it was a commercial spot from the ad council , in order to raise money for work to be done on the statue itself. I was a little kid at the time, so the only thing that caught my attention was the kid standing up on the torch platform asking for donations for the repair of the statue itself. Of which I thought was pretty awesome; however after I was grown -up , I was able to take a trip to New York City and brave the huge crowds and after waiting for some time in the cue line to get up to the top of the statue, I finally reached the point where the arm branches off the statue and that area had what appears to be something like a jail wall with jail- like Cage that was closed off with lots of chains that were definitely locked to prevent the public from accessing the torch on the statue. It definitely was a let- down; I also remember seeing a very old episode of Superman and in that episode I vaguely remember them sitting up in the crown of the statue sitting on benches resembling what appears to be something like that of a bus station. That show was way before my time and of course there isn’t anything like that up in the crown. However, as an adult I was able to take a trip to Paris and I was able to see the scale model of the statue on the Seine River in Paris. It was too small to allow visitors inside. It was still pretty awesome to see the scale model.

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

How interesting! Do you have any info about who was bringing people up there? I'd love to cover this further!

@mnfrench7603

2 жыл бұрын

@@ITSHISTORY find the July 4, 1986 Rededication show(s) - pretty sure all three of the major networks ran something - there was way more information than one 16 year old could remember.

@interwebtubes

2 жыл бұрын

@@ITSHISTORYsorry buddy, but this was long before I knew anything about the internet(s) , I just remembered seeing that commercial on the television trying to raise money for the repair of the statue, and being patriotic , I really wanted to help, But I was just a little kid and I certainly didn’t h a job or any income, I just knew that I really wanted to help, It all stirred mydesre to go to see the city

I worked for the crane company that transported the original torch to the current museum it sits in. It was an incredibly tight squeeze and everybody was holding their breath that day. I have one of the screws from the original torch sitting on my shadow box, pretty cool. Also noteworthy: there are casts of her face and feet in the museum, to be used if the more detailed parts of the statue get damaged. Pretty neat they had the foresight to make these. But yes I can confirm the old torch was incredibly fragile and that job was insanely nerve wracking.

@LjCaples

2 жыл бұрын

Whoa. Mind-blowing

@jimoconnor6382

2 жыл бұрын

Waaay cool. Any naughty luminati graffiti in there?

@miscellania4263

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was so wise of them to make that for posterity!

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

a screw sitting on display? thats a guy thing.....

@roserocks1979

Жыл бұрын

I'm jealous,to have a part of the statue is amazing!

I visited back just after she was repaired in the 1980’s. She is truly an amazing site to behold. What she stands for is even more impressive. I highly recommend visiting the Statue of Liberty. It is a part of our heritage and an incredible site.

@ACoolKidsProduction

Жыл бұрын

Note to anyone considering this: Book your tickets at least six months in advance if you want to see the inside! Maybe even more if you want to go up to the crown! They're sold out way in advance. I learned this the hard way, but at least I got to do a tour of the South Side of Ellis Island, which at the time was bordering on an urbex tour of an abandoned building.

Well back decades ago I’ll put it that way you could go up to the top of the torch but God knows it was a pain staking difficulty trying to direct people up and down the arm of the torch. But when I look back now I’m glad I was a part of it.

@johnmcclain3887

Жыл бұрын

I was about five or six when I last went up, don't remember if we went up the arm or not, seem to, but might just be wishful thinking. It was incredible experience, but we moved to Chicago about 67 and I never was back there.

@leonardodalongisland

Жыл бұрын

Good for you. I came THIS close (on a job) to going up to the torch-in 1993 (ish).

I got up to the torch in 1976, on the first day opening of the Bicentennial. Public access was subsequently stopped. Moving people through was painstakingly slow (8 visitors per minute versus 32 without it. Thanks for the content!

@lgosuberalles4336

2 жыл бұрын

That's impossible. The torch has been closed off to visitors since 1916

@bockersjv

2 жыл бұрын

No, In 1978 we were also allowed up to the torch, only 3 at a time. It also swayed alarmingly, I remember a New Yorker shouting, “Ok ok it’s moving now please can we get moving.

@lgosuberalles4336

2 жыл бұрын

@@bockersjv so in 1978 you took a time machine to somewhen before 1916 when they closed off public access lady libertys torch for good due to the black tom explosions? PS. I'm not calling you a liar. I'm trying to provoke you into read between the lines

@someguy9778

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Bob and John Vocking, I'm sure you can prove it with pictures right? I mean, it was closed for years and magically you are allowed up, surely you would take some pictures.

@gawbs4300

2 жыл бұрын

@@bockersjv that’s actually pretty cool did it really sway?

First off I want to say thank you for telling the FULL history of the Statue of Liberty and the island of where it sits. I’m a born and raised New Yorker and still reside here. I’ve recently visited lady liberty for the 3rd time and with my mom for the 1st time. I was able to gather some info, but you sir provided the entirety of it all. I was glued this from the beginning and after it ended, i wanted more. I’m HUGE history geek. This is the most interesting history lesson I’ve got today. Awesome job! I definitely will encourage everyone to watch this.

He missed 1 very interesting fun fact. That the Statue of Liberty ended up replacing Columbia as the image that personified the USA. So much so, that most people today don’t know who Columbia is.

@timothykeith1367

2 жыл бұрын

I had to look up Columbia. Thanks!

@lwhack458

2 жыл бұрын

Did he mention it was really intended for Egypt?

@xnyxiee1784

2 жыл бұрын

@@lwhack458 It never was lmfao - it was literally a gift from France, to the US; it was never going to egypt.

@christinagiagni3578

2 жыл бұрын

columbia the gem of the ocean.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

the 3 stooges fans know!

I live in NJ, and I have a small piece of the original iron support that was replaced during the 1985 renovation. I worked for a steel company for a time that was commissioned to make souvenirs from the melted iron for special issue. Mine is in the original unmelted condition though.

@captainfoxheart

2 жыл бұрын

That's super cool

@vegvisirphotography5632

2 жыл бұрын

Mate, I took a chisel and a hammer 🔨 and gouged out a chunk of copper. Beat that! Call it reparations for the Africans who enslaved my white ancestors 🙂🤷🏻‍♂️

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

those must have been pricey to make- iron has a hella melting point- about 2800F

@roserocks1979

Жыл бұрын

I'm jealous!

@NoNORADon911

Жыл бұрын

@@tommurphy4307 Jet fuel can melt buildings its not even in, WTC7, cough

I was part of the Engineering team who designed and commissioned the Museum of Statue of Liberty, and it felt good being on this project. The Original torch is now in the Museum among other Historical Artifacts.

@leonardodalongisland

Жыл бұрын

Cool. Nice job.

This is the sort of history I truly enjoy. Thank you for all of your hard work.

Thank you for this video it brought back a lot of memories. I remember donating money when I was in grade school grade school to the restoration project in 1985.

Actually, it does not "belong to New York" despite what the NYC Tourism Bureau would have you believe. The island on which it stands and everything on the island is Federal property. It is managed by the US National Park Service. And it is physically located in New Jersey, close to the shoreline of Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

@vincentstrack4933

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Liberty Island was ruled as New York territory and Ellis Island was split between New York and New Jersey.

@madalheidis

2 жыл бұрын

@@vincentstrack4933 Liberty and Ellis Islands are split between the two states, iirc. While the roughly half of Liberty near the statue itself, and an oval section of Ellis, are NY territory, the rest of the islands are NJ territory.

@Daisy-sh8vd

2 жыл бұрын

ITS NATIVE LAND! THE COLONIZERS NEED TO GO

@JoeHarkinsHimself

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daisy-sh8vd I'm sorry to tell your Daisy . . . but the "land" the monument occupies is about 80% dredge.

@mikeb620

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daisy-sh8vd you really think they want it now? Lol

Fun facts : statue of liberty is in NJ, Newark Airport is really in Elizabeth, NY Giants and NY Jets are in NJ , NY Redbulls are in Harrison NJ.

I have been in the torch I went there when I was a kid and the tour bus company my family took they gave a few of us special tickets to go all the way up. It was so cool I will never forget standing up there.

@LoneWoIfPack19

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you can still go. They have a strict weight limit when allowing visitors to go.

@whososha

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are funny

@420manonthemoon16

2 жыл бұрын

Mandela effect?

@gregorykrajeski6255

2 жыл бұрын

@@420manonthemoon16 Either that or lying or confusion, possibly confusing going into the crown with going up to the torch.

@herknorth8691

2 жыл бұрын

How long ago was that?

I remember planet of the apes, when the statue of liberty is coming out of the shore line. Creepy.

currently considering getting a job in the parks service just to be able to go to the top of the torch 😳

I live in NYC. Went up to the crown 2x in 2019. You no longer have to wait in long lines for a long time; they allow small groups of people to go.. both times we went straight up with no wait whatsoever. Just be sure to reserve tickets way in advance.. as in a couple of months. On the trip down the stairs you can see the ladder that leads to the torch, with a door preventing access.

@Battusai1984

2 жыл бұрын

So essentially what you're saying is you don't have to wait a long time anymore ...... just a few months :p

You been thinking all this time they'd have made the necessary repairs and reinforcements the arm would be usable and safe again

@DamonNomad82

2 жыл бұрын

I know, right! The major repairs they did in the 1980s would have been the perfect time to do that.

@ruffxm

Жыл бұрын

You been thinking that such a narrow passageway wouldn't allow for passing if it was structurally built-up. It's only 12 ft wide and already contains a web of cross members.

In conjunction with the lighting improvement project of 1916, the torch (originally copper) was redesigned by using a total of 600 separate pieces of various tinted yellow cathedral glass to enhance and beautify the lighting effects. This was done by Gutzon Borglum, better known as the creator of Mt. Rushmore.

Circa 1923, my grandfather and the public at the time, were able to access the torch. The superstructure or hidden components of, are the true genius of the engineering of the structure. Key to its longevity, torsion bars anchored into the foundation that travel the hight of the pedestal relative to bars within the skeleton of statue. Wind load transmits down through into the pedestal’s foundation. Without which the structure would long ago been torn apart by the forces of nature. Gustav Eiffel was ahead of his time.

I was able to go to the pedestal back on 2017. It was amazing and I wish I could go back! I remember seeing the beautiful original flame inside the pedestal. It was gorgeous

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

the original flame was different??

@wannabegaymer

Жыл бұрын

@@tommurphy4307 yes the original has been replaced and is now housed in the pedestal. It’s quite a sight to see

"Welcome to Liberty Island, all bags subject to search." That was the gist of the sign as you get off of the ferry.

@josephdillard9907

2 жыл бұрын

Ironic, isn't it?

@ringo1692

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephdillard9907 Thanks Osama... 🤬

@653j521

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephdillard9907 Ironic? Terrorists have no interest in liberty. You are confusing liberty with license to do as you please no matter who suffers from your actions.

I liked the original torch more than the replacement, the flame around the little glass house was very handsome.

While visiting the States in '93, we took the ferry to Liberty Island. I found the museum to be fasinating, the construction, history, significance of the statue. The line to climb to the top was long, so we gave it a pass. We walked around the base to admire the whole structure and meticulate grounds. It was a very memorial moment.

@leonardodalongisland

Жыл бұрын

You missed a once-in-a-lifetime expereince.

18:56 "It wasn't until thirty years later that the Statue of Liberty became a bluish-green color..." It didn't suddenly turn green in 1916. It did so 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 about thirty years. The green color is a patina that develops on any bare copper or bronze over time when exposed to the elements. It was fully expected that it would happen. There are people who spend money to speed that process up on copper roofs, decorations, etc..

@BTW...

3 ай бұрын

The 'blue/green' encrustation or patina formed on copper or it's alloys is known as Verdigris. It is a complex variety of copper carbonates. It is a form of corrosion and very easy to promote it's formation. It's easier to grow it than remove once it has taken hold. Copper so corroded becomes deeply pitted. Verdigris also flakes off and spreads easily. The only merit in this is the surface appears clean due to a 'self chalking' nature. This subjectively 'attractive' corrosion is also toxic.

"Tempest toast to me" xD

You’re my new favorite channel, I’m a person who finds it hard to find a interesting channel I can’t stand the mindless stuff, also I enjoy your channel because I can easily listen as it were a podcast and not need the pictures to keep me interested and engaged

Correction. The Emma Lazarus poem is not on the tablet. It's on the pedestal.

Are you kidding me, you could actually at one time go out and stand on the balcony of the torch on the Statue of Liberty. That would have been one awesome sight to behold.

When I was in New York in 2019, I took one of the river tours around the islands. Our guide informed us that to get onto the liberty island now you need to book weeks in advance and pass a security check just to step off the ferry. If you plan on entering the base of Statue of Liberty is an even longer wait and approval process and to book a spot to tour inside the statue itself can take up to several months and that doesn't guarantee you a chance to go up into the crown at all.

@elultimo102

2 жыл бұрын

Life has really deteriorated since 9/11. US citizens are treated like convicts in many so-called public venues.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

worst thing about it is when the tour is over, youre still in new york....

@johnbockelie3899

Жыл бұрын

This statue was built in 1886. She was refurbished in 1986. Her original color was bright copper. Over the years she has turned sea green.☺

@leonardodalongisland

Жыл бұрын

That's a shame. Used to be, you take the ferry, get off at the island, buy your ticket-and go in. Our government has screwed up so many things.

@odomn

Жыл бұрын

@@leonardodalongisland Government has screwed up so many things but what is the solution? Something cool becomes popular, there are so many of us that want to experience it pretty soon it is overrun. Only solution is to keep everybody away, I guess.

In 1957 we toured the statue of liberty. You weren't allowed to go in the arm even then. They said it was too dangerous for people visits.

@cdd4248

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I would have loved to see New York in 1957!

I remember going up to the torch and admiring the view for my 50th birthday in 1917.

@xweert711

2 жыл бұрын

... You're over 150 years old??

@christophersouthers4917

2 жыл бұрын

That was a great day. Your Nana and I are proud of you.

@MarinCipollina

2 жыл бұрын

You were born in 1867 ?

@ruffxm

Жыл бұрын

Remind me why they say not to trust attorneys again....

When I was 5 or so, I saw the Statue of Liberty from the Brooklyn bridge and immediately became obsessed with it. I forced my mother to take me there several times through constant coercion lol.

As a kid, I thought there was a large room, up in the head. Went there in 9th grade(1989), and was dissappointed, it was barely anything. They rush you through, and I hit my head on a beam up there. Ouch!!!!!

I read in an encyclopedia when I was a kid, "A ladder leads from the shoulder to the torch, but it is too narrow and steep for public use." That answer suffices for me to this day.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

that plus it was made in France....

Our father was stationed in Barcelona and Naples from 59 to 63, and we visited the statue that year when we returned. I've been up at least once more, I was about five or so and still remember it to this day. Thanks!

I believe in the mid-'60s, the hosts of a kid's science show called "Discovery," got to tape a segment from the torch. On a personal note: A few years earlier we went to the statue when I was 8, and I was fascinated by the negative repousse image seen from inside. It was like being inside a mold, and painted white, as the inside of an army tank. They did have small steps to stand on, so a kid could look out the crown windows.

Side bar: During the reconstruction in the 80’s I had two chances to visit the then closed island and statue. When the scaffolding was up, I was on a video crew documenting it. If you knew the right people they would take you up on the scaffold elevator where you could stand about 3 feet from the face of Liberty. Look at her eye to eye. Alas, just when we were ready to go up someone from the insurance company said it would be too dangerous because of the wind. Dang! The other time I went to the island to film a PSA with Gregory Peck to raise money to “keep the torch lit.” We were shooting in the workshop near the pedestal where they were restoring the original torch for display. I was operating Mr. Peck’s teleprompter. It was 102 degrees that day. By the end of the shoot I developed heat stroke. I thought I was going to die. As I was waiting at the pier for the boat, Mr. Peck was passing in a golf cart. When he saw me he asked his driver to stop. He had heard I fell ill and he came over to see how I was doing. Despite the heat, it was a thrill working with him. He so nice to everyone. A real gentleman. I will never forget the kindness he showed me. You can see the PSA here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGtmsKSffNaYeLQ.htmlsi=W4cT-bW8TWpVQmx8

@imark7777777

7 ай бұрын

oh Yes the physical effort one puts into one's Craft I know it so well. Oh darn insurance companies though.

We made the trip to the Statue in 2019. Pretty awesome experience.

The “pilots” being blinded by the torch refers to the person steering ships, NOT an aircraft pilot as suggested by the photo of a seaplane displayed during that part of the narration. The world first aircraft flight did not occur until 1903, long after the statue was designed.

Saw it from my home in BAYRIDGE every day of my childhood !!!BEAUTIFUL!!!!

There was a movie from 1967 called the President's Analyst (Which I highly recommend if you haven't seen it) where the star of the movie, James Coburn, (As the "Hip" New York Psychiatrist: Dr. Sydney Schaeffer) is seen standing on the torch gallery during a music montage, looking out at the city while a helicopter films him from overhead. The scene gives you an excellent example of how small the lamp gallery is and just how crowded it must have been when tourists were allowed to go up there.

@johnbooth9957

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna check that out

@chrisbulldog1353

2 жыл бұрын

There is a similar shot back when David Copperfield was big of him standing up during some NY show

@MarchHare59

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbulldog1353 I will check that out. Thanks.

I think the last time I visited was ‘78/‘79 and the crown was the farthest we could go. Of course it was a class trip.

No, and I found that out while visiting back in the 90s. But for those of you out there who are disappointed to learn you cannot climb up and walk around the torch, let me say with a clear voice, "YOU DONT HAVE A DEATH WISH DO YOU?". By the time I go up to the part where you could theoretically break off and go up the arm to the torch, Lady Lib was swaying and creeking in the wind, with wicked evil waves of water down below. There is only a ladder, that you would need to scale, to get up to the torch. It is not nearly as big as you think it is. If you think its a hoot to climb to the very top of the weather vane on the Empire State building, then maybe the torch is for you, but no, no one in their right mind would want to go up there, and besides, you cant, its blocked off.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

you mean 'not as big as you want it to be'...right? i saw a video of a big man climbing it and I was scared for him....

@bartonpercival3216

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's been closed to the public since 1916.

I want to thank you for producing these videos. I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I am already enthralled. It brings back memories of when I would sit down and watch the Modern Marvels series or other such documentaries on the History Channel. Sadly, the History Channel has left those days behind them. Once again, thank you for making these wonderful videos. 😊

I have to say, having this particular statue struck by lightning that many times a year, is fitting on many levels and quite awesome. Also, I know some disagree, but I truly find that this statue is the distilled essence of many of the greatest virtues of this still great nation.

@rkgaustin9043

2 жыл бұрын

So very true. I get emotional every time I read 'The New Colossus'.

@MagentaRV

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I would be MORE likely to visit in a storm than any other time... I mean, it's a huge Faraday cage... Safest place in the country...

I visited the Statue of Liberty when I was 13 and I was disappointed that I couldn't go up to the torch. Maybe someday I will get a job at the Statue of Liberty just so I can go up there. It would be awesome to see the skyline of New York City from up there!

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

Someone needs to go up to the torch and take photos from there and post them online.

Something doesn't add up... you stated at 12:08 that the method of lighting the torch for the Statue of Liberty was changed out of concern it would blind pilots passing by(you showed an airplane, not a ship pilot). How could this be a concern when the statue was finished in 1884 and airplanes weren't even invented until 1903?

@GatoDeGatito

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, almost none of the pictures are related to whatever he’s talking about when they come up. Mid 20th century pics of immigrants and tons of other architectural photographs used when we’re talking about the 1600s? When they didn’t /have/ photography? Makes you wonder how much of the info is accurate too.

@ruffxm

Жыл бұрын

"Pilot" was in reference to ship's pilots....Sorry to burst your detective sleuthing theory.

This was a great story, thank you. I was mildly surprised that the big renovation that happened between 1984 and 1986 wasn't mentioned (or maybe it was briefly and I missed it)?

Bit confused at 12.22. You mention that the torch was to have been floodlit from the balcony but this was later overuled in case in blinded passing pilots? Airplanes were decades away from invention. The first shaky flight from the Wright brothers didn't happen until 1903 which was 17 years after Liberty was opened?

@raritania7581

Жыл бұрын

His source was referring to harbor pilots

@ruffxm

Жыл бұрын

"Pilot" was in reference to ship's pilots....Sorry to burst your detective sleuthing theory.

I thought you just switched to a Liberty Mutual Insurance for a second. “Liberty, Liberty, Liberty”. You missed the boat on that sponsor. 😉

@LjCaples

2 жыл бұрын

Liberty Mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need :)

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

the lemu refused to up the spiral stairs

I was a kid when the centennial of the Statue of Liberty's construction was celebrated, so I heard most of the topics discussed in this video. I read a children's mystery novel set in turn of the 20th Century New York City, that includes a scene in which the protagonists visited the Statue and got to climb up to the torch. I always dreamed of being able to go up and get a view from the Statue's torch, and was deeply disappointed when I found out it had long been closed to the public.

The Lazarus poem is engraved on the pedestal, not the tablet. The tablet reads, simply, “July 4, 1776.”

Probably will never be publicly revealed, but Lee Iacocca and the Chrysler Corporation headed up the fund to replace the torch. It was falling apart and needed replacing.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

..and then they introduced the Premier Volare.

Very nice video. I always heard you could go in the torch, but not anymore. Always wondered why.

My grandfather was a high rise steel worker in New York City. He worked repairs on the torch of the Statue of Liberty. I don’t know what year but to give an idea of his generation, he was in the Calvary during World War 1. Iron work was in the family. My uncle worked on installing the decorative iron work on the UN building.

at 12:26 you mention that they did not want to light up the torch due to blinding planes but the first flight was in 1903

@ruffxm

Жыл бұрын

"Pilot" was in reference to ship's pilots....Sorry to burst your detective sleuthing theory.

Thanks for taking time to add actual captions for the Deaf

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!! Keep up the amazing videos! I get so excited everytime I get a notification that you upload

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Wonderful video about such a beautiful and iconic structure. Thank you so much for this detailed history and the old photo's and film really make this documentary come alive!

I loved the 1942 movie Saboteur with Bob Cummings and Priscilla Lane. It ended in the torch with the spy Bob was pursuing hanging off the railing and Bob holding him by his sleeve. The sleeve unraveled and he fell to the ground with Bob still holding his sleeve. A sight you can never unsee whenever you see the statue.

@leonardodalongisland

Жыл бұрын

Hitchcock did a good job of making that scene look real!

@kennethrouse7942

Жыл бұрын

The Saboteur himself was played by the late, great actor and raconteur Norman Lloyd, who passed away a couple of years ago at, I believe, 106!

Let me save you 23 minutes of your life.... "the right arm’s structure was deteriorating from years of people climbing up and down. Truthfully, it was not meant to sustain that much weight and there were many reports that guests felt it shaking from within. For safety reasons, it was decided to not allow any more guests to the top."

@andyrob3259

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. This video waffles to much. I came for the title - not to learn about the motifs etc. 23 minutes - why wouldn’t you just title the thing ‘History of the …’ Thanks for your summary as I clicked off after 5.

@lextaylor5661

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was skipping through to find the answer. You saved me from boredom! 🤣

@653j521

2 жыл бұрын

Michael H. Why not just google that? Because some people enjoy learning about more than a few dull facts.

@jimoconnor6382

2 жыл бұрын

Are ya saying that people in the early 1900s were fat in the ass too?

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

@@andyrob3259 that was a nice rejection but you won't get a little heart....

Is the star shape foundation an old fortress ? Thanks for the great info from… a Dutch man 🙃

@jjkusaf

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ... Ft. Wood, a coastal defense fort during the War of 1812 (it also held POWs during our Civil War). There was also a fort on Ellis Island (no longer there).

@MsSaudm

2 жыл бұрын

this is an Illuminati /Mason tribute to their pagan goddess Innana THE OWL just like Bohemian grove

@remko1238

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjkusaf -Thanks a lot 🙏🏽

@MS-pi4um

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsSaudm lol

Fun fact: Steve Tatti and several of his closest relatives ran a small shop. They were given the mammoth task of restoring the Statue of LIberty. You would recognize another piece of their artwork: they designed the famous chef holding a burger - yes: Big Boy restaurants.

Alistair Cook got up there during his television series ‘America’. It was at the very end of the episode about Ellis Island. There was a close up shot of him standing in front of some sort of strange shaped metal object that was leaning to one side, couldn’t make out what it was, looked a bit like a large litter basket that a car had backed into and bent; couldn’t make out what it was until the camera pulled back to a wider shot revealing it to be the original torch with the amber glass to let the light out from the internal lamps, and the strange leaning shape was the flame blowing in the wind. I don’t remember when the series was made, late ‘70s or early ‘80s I think, but at least at that time it must have been possible to get up there if you had a good reason, and it probably still is. What would be considered a good enough reason, I have no idea.

For some cool views of the Statue during its 1980's remodel watch Remo Williams.

@haweater1555

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that movie on TV. The title: "Remo Williams - The Adventure Begins " implies that this film would be the first of many in a series imitating James Bond but it ended up never happening.

Living near New York we went to the Statue of Liberty quite a lot growing up. I was always mad we couldn’t go up to the torch.

@gilbertcrook8088

2 жыл бұрын

The information introduced about the meaning of the symbolism of the features of the statue are incorrect.

@grandreefer

2 жыл бұрын

@@gilbertcrook8088 Only by those that refuse to study history and twist the symbolism of everything to benefit their own agenda.

The restoration was fascinating, as it was when I discovered that what I though was a carved stone statue was actually just a hollow copper shell supported by a steel framework with a design defect (corrected during the restore). The sight of the whole thing surrounded with scaffolding was memorable and will be preserved in the movie "Remo Williams". It was then that I learned that visitors were once able to visit the torch.

06:20 there were no photographs in the 1600s... that's a photo of Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor.

Who else remembers the other timeline pre mandela effect when the statue of liberty was on Ellis Island and people could visit the torch up until the early 90’s

@TheFarmWolf

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that.

My grandfather, 1880-1957, told us all about his visit to the torch when he was young. Then came the Hitchcock movie!

@__yklim

2 жыл бұрын

You grandfather was around during slavery 😲

I've never been to the statue, and I've seen it countless times being born and raised in NJ. I just never thought of going, it was looked at as a tourist attraction to the locals. I'm 54 yrs old now.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. As a History buff and lover of all History, our country, and the long long hard fought road that led us to where we are today. Pandemic and all. 😷

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

your comment got a heart on it

If the statue was finished in 1884, how could the idea of the torch being "wrapped in a thin cover of gold leaf. It was to be lit by a series of floodlights from the balcony" be overruled out of concern of blinding pilots if the first plane didn't take flight until 1903?

@roserocks1979

Жыл бұрын

Lol,blimps,and hot air ballons were used then.

@smooshiebear80

Жыл бұрын

I believe it’s in reference to ferry pilots on the water, despite what the video shows.

When I was a child we used to be able to go into the torch… it is in need or repair is all.

@ringo1692

2 жыл бұрын

And you are how old? Because I do know for a fact that my grandmother and her sisters along with their parents lived in Brooklyn from around 1903 when my great-grandparents came to this country till the middle teens when they moved to Connecticut and visited the statue several times and spoke about when they stopped allowing people to climb to the torch because of the instability, she would be 116 years old if she was still alive so I just have to compliment you on looking so youthful and in really good shape for someone from my grandmother's generation!!! 😜

@magdatorruellas9122

2 жыл бұрын

@@ringo1692 lol.... and she was correct but it was re-opened twice before being closed again. And ... pictures hide a LOT of ugly if taken in right situation! 🤣

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

...and then you woke up?

@magdatorruellas9122

Жыл бұрын

@@tommurphy4307 was it hard to spell that sentence? I understand Your kind have difficulties just thinking…

As a child who went to a really good public school on Long Island, I had teachers who taught me all about this stuff regarding the Indians in NY dealing with traders and Henry Hudson etc.

Thank you for a very interesting history of the Statue of Liberty!

The Statue Has a true meaning for the land but there's false practices thats carried out..But let there be a Torch Of LIBERTY in the Hearts of the people..Cool Video👍🏾

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Sure does seem to be ALOT of comments from people who claim to have been up in the torch. Mandela Effect anyone?

How could the torch affect the vision of pilots in the 1800s there were no flying planes until 1903? I find that this is very curious because highlighting and flying were not common in the 1800s except for those by balloon. That means sad being said how could the light affects the vision of pilots when you're like pilots when electricity was not readily available Either? This film Leaves more questions than it answers

I’ve seen many videos about the Statue. Some of the facts may not be true but here they are: She was originally not wanted because she was not made in America!! France intended her to be a lighthouse but money was tight and they asked us for help. We said no so they said you can have her if you pay all the cost of finishing construction and transportation and reassembly. One of the ships transporting it almost sank but was unloaded and a tragedy was averted! Your video is right about her being on a NJ owned island. New York stepped in and annexed the land above the water and let NJ keep what was below! She was never meant to be a tourist attraction hence the ladders were for maintenance only. There have been several attempts to climb her skin but were unsuccessful and one death. Scratches had to be repaired. After twenty years her framework was in danger of collapsing so rust was removed and a coating was applied. Also thousands of bolsters were installed. I personally think her face is Elvis!!😂😁😛

True story: I went to the Statue of Liberty once.

Amazing video, Thank you. BTW not thousands but millions of immigrants have passed by the statue of liberty

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

I will be talking alot about that on my second channel "Kult America".

@lauraslyricallife

2 жыл бұрын

@@ITSHISTORY * a lot

@NS-xo6qe

2 жыл бұрын

Millions are made up of thousands so therefore the video is correct

Going in to the crown doesn't require simply waiting on a line. Frankly there really is no line because the waitlist is 6-8 months long. I took my family a few years ago and booked the tickets 8 months in advance and it just so happened to fall on the hottest day of the summer. They do a full background check when you purchase the tickets and they're non-exchangable, meaning if someone in your party can't make it, you can't give their ticket to someone else. Most people visiting the statue don't realize this and don't even get to enter the statue itself. The people running the site do not make this clear whatsoever and thousands of people are disappointed everyday.

Ken Burns produced a documentary about this subject in 1985, you can get an in depth look at the statue there.

you all watched this on your computers while being watched by your government-- so much for freedom

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

nope. i just went straight to the comments

Ryan, you are amazing!!! I ❤ this channel and appreciate all the work you put into creating it! You're my favorite Chicagoan! 😁

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

So nice to see you here! Maybe some day I'll come back to my old home town to make a video or two:)

@tiffprendergast

2 жыл бұрын

@@ITSHISTORY hey from Erie Il

As a former New Yorker, I appreciate this.