Why can't you visit the Statue of Liberty's Torch? - IT'S HISTORY

[@ITSHISTORY]

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[@Krzysztof_88]

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[@Tony-Waldron]

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[@withlessAsbestos]

You completely left out Gustave Eiffel

[@DaVeHiLl200]

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]

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

[@stevenjlovelace]

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

[@schwig44]

I bet it's in our reccomendeds within a month

[@ITSHISTORY]

WOW! You are 100% right about that!

[@ITSHISTORY]

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

[@schwig44]

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

[@jackstevens585]

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

[@matthewjames8052]

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]

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

[@XloMotion]

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]

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

[@stevencreelman1986]

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

[@ronmailloux8655]

@@franciscodanconia4324 yeah a very modern looking plane for 1886

[@billmoran3812]

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]

I'm thinking maybe the torch is rotted out inside

[@terrideutsch6820]

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]

@@terrideutsch6820 What special memories!

[@sirloin4372]

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]

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

[@AndrewFantasia]

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

[@jacobjones4766]

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]

oxidized copper

[@Danwheeler.]

@@jacobjones4766 who said they were stupid?

[@borntoclimb7116]

Yes

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

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

[@larryoneill7432]

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]

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

[@friele80]

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

[@youtubehandlesrgarbage]

There is a webcam up there.

[@samanthab1923]

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

[@EchoEssen]

It would be cool if somebody could do it in VR

[@michaelrains2268]

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]

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

[@chill2025]

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]

Now...that is American! Hahaha!

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

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]

see? they were part of the problem.

[@chill2025]

@@cdd4248 lmao best country in the world

[@chill2025]

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

[@veronicabigham9674]

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]

Whoa. Mind-blowing

[@jimoconnor6382]

Waaay cool. Any naughty luminati graffiti in there?

[@miscellania4263]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@roserocks1979]

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

[@sarahcoleman3125]

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]

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

[@Razgar_Voxel]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@interwebtubes]

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]

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

[@mnfrench7603]

@@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]

@@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

[@BigLouUSAF_VET]

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.

[@joeshabado1431]

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

[@panzerveps]

And I'm one of them!

[@BCaldwell]

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

[@AndrewFantasia]

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

[@cdd4248]

So True!

[@michaelcopeland8806]

you are right 9 out of 10 don't know. I only knew because I had made a model of her for a 3rd grade project in 1970. Chain broken to symbolize the broken shackles of oppression in other lands.

[@njunderground82]

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]

That's super cool

[@vegvisirphotography5632]

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]

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

[@roserocks1979]

I'm jealous!

[@NoNORADon911]

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

[@juant3969]

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.

[@unclebob6728]

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]

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

[@bockersjv]

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]

@@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]

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]

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

[@davidmaher1730]

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]

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.

[@splash3530]

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]

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

[@whososha]

You guys are funny

[@420manonthemoon16]

Mandela effect?

[@gregorykrajeski6255]

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

[@herknorth8691]

How long ago was that?

[@jramstyles3781]

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]

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]

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

[@AVNetworkGuy]

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]

Cool. Nice job.

[@MarchHare59]

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

[@JoeHarkinsHimself]

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]

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

[@madalheidis]

@@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]

ITS NATIVE LAND! THE COLONIZERS NEED TO GO

[@JoeHarkinsHimself]

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

[@mikeb620]

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

[@danilejai7801]

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]

I had to look up Columbia. Thanks!

[@lwhack458]

Did he mention it was really intended for Egypt?

[@xnyxiee1784]

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

[@christinagiagni3578]

columbia the gem of the ocean.

[@tommurphy4307]

the 3 stooges fans know!

[@adnamamedia]

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

[@paulanthony1689]

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]

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

[@marshmilo8641]

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.

[@johnmcclain3887]

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!

[@trespire]

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]

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

[@usatourpros]

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.

[@annoythedonkey]

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

[@thomaslheureux3846]

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

[@magicpyroninja]

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

[@DamonNomad82]

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

[@ruffxm]

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.

[@MikeJones-ve4tc]

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

[@wraith0000001]

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]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@johnbockelie3899]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@jonahwalker4425]

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

[@chriswright8464]

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

[@bb5242]

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

[@josephdillard9907]

Ironic, isn't it?

[@ringo1692]

@@josephdillard9907 Thanks Osama... 🤬

[@653j521]

@@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.

[@MarchHare59]

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]

I'm gonna check that out

[@chrisbulldog1353]

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

[@MarchHare59]

@@chrisbulldog1353 I will check that out. Thanks.

[@QHyper_Human]

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. 😊

[@Frogberto]

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

[@xweert711]

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

[@christophersouthers4917]

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

[@MarinCipollina]

You were born in 1867 ?

[@ruffxm]

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

[@elultimo102]

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.

[@scottfarmer8758]

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]

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

[@doubleyoupea9391]

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.

[@JayJayFromAZ]

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

[@charles6771]

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.

[@redwingblackbird8306]

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!!!!!

[@sr633]

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]

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

[@whyjnot420]

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.

[@rkgaustin]

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

[@MagentaRV]

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...

[@icegiant1000]

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]

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]

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

[@sabrinagrant8003]

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.

[@Scottocaster6668]

Mrs. Socash...reaping the benefits of the tireless work of one Ryan Socash. I've been binge watching his history videos for a few days now. Truly enjoyable 👍.

[@prompterbob]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGiVf3WcgdhlfrMsi=W4cT-bW8TWpVQmx8

[@imark7777777]

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

[@christopherhughes3381]

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]

your comment got a heart on it

[@Cobra-vq6qr]

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

[@planetrob555]

You used that "old film" effect way too much.

[@VV-ky1gz]

"Tempest toast to me" xD

[@mhartmann1987]

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]

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]

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

[@653j521]

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

[@jimoconnor6382]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@shelley6746]

Such an intriguing video of our history! Subscribed 11-21-22 😊

[@quantumleap359]

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]

..and then they introduced the Premier Volare.

[@sybilreneemcgowan1472]

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.

[@TnseWlms]

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]

that plus it was made in France....

[@kman-mi7su]

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.

[@domomitsune5920]

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.

[@Tmanaz480]

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

[@troytheboy9144]

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

[@ITSHISTORY]

Thanks so much!

[@fpvsmurf]

They used to let you go up to the torch..no more. They used to let you go up to the crown...no more. 😥

[@thegreenpickel]

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

[@haweater1555]

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.

[@DamonNomad82]

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.

[@darger3]

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

[@LjCaples]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

the lemu refused to up the spiral stairs

[@bencumby9132]

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]

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

[@kennethrouse7942]

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!

[@remko1238]

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

[@jjkusaf]

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]

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

[@remko1238]

@@jjkusaf -Thanks a lot 🙏🏽

[@MS-pi4um]

@@MsSaudm lol

[@Guitcad1]

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...]

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.

[@grandreefer]

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]

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

[@grandreefer]

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

[@GereDJ2]

Waaay too many commercials. The copper sheet statue was shaped and created using the art of Repoussé, a Literal meaning in French, "to push back" using a method and technique of shaping and hammering from the inside of the copper sheets, the thickness of which is about that of a copper penny. The mask on the mummy of Tutankhamun is an example of early Repoussé.

[@syguzman5739]

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

[@ITSHISTORY]

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]

@@ITSHISTORY hey from Erie Il

[@BlueAgaveStudios]

In the early '70s my friends who I went to tech school with and had just returned from nam formed a group against the war. They actually went on the tour and then hid up inside the arm until the place closed that night. Then the next morning they hung out their banners and they were a sensation for a day. These guys were true believers when they went out of country, but none of them returned the same. It's a tragic time that is probably going to be forgotten.

[@mrcanntell]

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]

Thanks for watching!

[@Doggeslife]

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.

[@aidanbowe3866]

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]

His source was referring to harbor pilots

[@ruffxm]

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

[@silvereagle2061]

As a former New Yorker, I appreciate this.

[@shepaugrailway7994]

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

[@__yklim]

You grandfather was around during slavery 😲

[@marktomlin5484]

So beautiful . Thank you France.

[@magdatorruellas9122]

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

[@ringo1692]

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]

@@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]

...and then you woke up?

[@magdatorruellas9122]

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

[@srfurley]

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.

[@YungSinatra518]

Id love to see it in its original color

[@theBuilder10000]

Went up the statue of liberty in 2011 for the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Haven't been back since. It was a surreal, and very crowded, experience.

[@benmcguire4367]

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]

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

[@smooshiebear80]

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

[@timothypanngam2249]

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)?

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

The reason is, Michael Jackson walked there for the music video of "Black or White". And it is now considered holy ground. :)

[@sel3248]

Good video/song 👍🏾

[@steelwolfnolast6938]

Now to get a job as a keeper of the flame. :) Just to say I walked on the torch.

[@kenxclout]

What does the Statue Of Liberty stand for She can't sit down.

[@johnthesavage381]

Top tier dad joke.

[@WrathofArminius]

Like the other guy said… Dad joke… and it has entered my Dadda Base… totally using this on them…

[@indianastan]

Boo

[@graehamhudd985]

World wide oppression?

[@carolynlineberger1929]

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

[@anthonylangley8717]

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

[@dougmoore4326]

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.

[@TheJamesstark]

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

[@ITSHISTORY]

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

[@lauraslyricallife]

@@ITSHISTORY * a lot

[@Kelastris]

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

[@mikepierce1724]

Everything you do is amazing ! Should have a TV show

[@nicholasbstone]

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

[@LeafyFaceMcGee]

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]

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

[@deejayimm]

It's a shame what politicians have done to everything it stands for.

[@tommurphy4307]

no WONDER they got covid-19

[@terryansell6641]

This was so interesting thank you from New Zealand