Have you seen the 1972 film adaptation of Mario Puzo's 1969 novel, The Godfather? Therefore, you're familiar with the scene in which the young Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) was getting in line and to have a medical inspection. That place is where my Dream Machine takes me today. The place is/was Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
If you immigrated to America by ship during the 1900's you'll enter by way of Ellis Island, once the main gateway to America. It was shut down in 1954, but now is getting a new look. A $250 million restoration project, which began three years ago, aims to repair the damage of time.
ELLIS ISLAND NOW...
Main Building today
Main Hall todayELLIS ISLAND THEN...
Ellis Island circa 1910
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