New Yorkers with a 19th-Century State of Mind

by George Bodarky | 04/04/2012 | 2:43pm

New Yorkers with a 19th-Century State of Mind

New Yorkers who like to party like it's 1899!

In the 2001 film, “Kate and Leopold,” Hugh Jackman plays a 19th-century aristocrat who is magically transported to modern day New York. Although time-bending wormholes under the East River don’t exist, many real-life New Yorkers incorporate 19th-century city life into their daily routines.

WFUV’s Cityscape spoke to a number of New Yorkers whose hobbies focus on a bygone era.

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