How a failed dream turned into the UN headquarters
Before the United Nations called New York City home, this current stretch of Manhattan had a very different name—and an even stranger future in mind.
It was once known as Slaughterhouse Row, a gritty district of meatpacking plants, until a bold developer dreamed of turning it into a futuristic city. That dream collapsed, but what happened next changed global diplomacy forever.
Produced by Manuel Scheuernstuhl
Filmed by Manuel Scheuernstuhl, Susan Pinchiaroli, Jesse Mico




















