Restored footage from 1903 of pedestrians walking on the street near the Flatiron building in New York City on a windy day. A man loses his hat in the very windy conditions. Footage frame rate increased, upscaled, and “colorized” using AI technology. Footage originally from: Library of Congress

For this article, Larry Buchanan talked to historians, purchased too many old maps and read more than 6,000 readers’ comments about their neighborhoods. He is quite sure he lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Balloon Museum is a format created by a curatorial team that designs and realizes contemporary art exhibitions with specific works in which ‘air’ is a distinctive element. A journey through out-of-scale installations with unexpected shapes in which the interaction with viewers is placed at the center of the experience. Art one can touch, to live with and share, never static that creates an innovative relationship with the user, giving life to an experiential path of socialization. This unconventional approach to culture is fascinating and intriguing to adults and children, as they are passionate and curious, and are helping to establish Inflatable Art as one of the most acclaimed ‘Pop’ movements in the world.