Great American Railroad Journeys - Season 1 Episode 13 Georgetown to Mount Vernon
On this leg, Michael soaks up some old-school jazz in Washington's U Street neighbourhood, where the big band jazz king, Duke Ellington, was born and began his career. He also grabs a bite at Ben's Chili Bowl, the legendary diner chosen by President Obama for a snack before his inauguration. He follows his guidebook to the United States Naval Observatory, the nation's timekeeper, where he discovers how and why the railroads established four time zones across the continent in 1883. Heading south to Alexandria, Virginia, Michael explores a former slave market and hears how African Americans were bought and sold. He ends this leg in Mount Vernon, the Palladian home of the nation's first president, George Washington, where he gets into a spot of bother at an archaeological dig.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Portillo
First Air Date: Feb 01, 2016
Last Air date: Mar 28, 2020
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 75 Episode
Runtime: 29 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 4.748
Language: English
Episode
Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway
Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center
Brooklyn to Montauk
New York City to Garrison
Poughkeepsie to Albany
Schenectady to Rochester
Buffalo to Niagara Falls
Philadelphia to Atlantic City
Lancaster to Gettysburg
Wilmington to Havre de Grace
Baltimore to Fort McHenry
Washington DC
Georgetown to Mount Vernon
Manassas to Richmond
Petersburg to Jamestown