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Originally Posted by tpk-nyc
Yes, but there has always been heat (wood or coal) in the north. Air conditioning is comparatively new and contributed to recent population disbursement.
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I was born in NYC in 1948. I can remember as a very young child my parents had a coal stove in our Manhattan apartment. I grew up without AC in our Manhattan apartment. We used to go on the roof, go to the piers, or take a ride on the ferry to cool off when it was very hot.