In this episode we're exploring the Bronx State Hospital buildings that have been abandoned since 2016. A brand new facility replaced the outdated structures that were built in the 1960s.
They call it 'the City that Never Sleeps' for a reason! For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the most notable real-life locations found in scary movies set in the Big Apple. Our…
This vintage photograph from 1925 shows New York Yankee Babe Ruth—perhaps the greatest player of all-time—posing in Yankees Stadium with a group of fans. According to the photo's uploader on…
Here’s a pretty cool subway, rail, and trolley map from the early 1900’s. This particular map was commissioned by Cord Meyer, an attorney who developed a large portion of Forest Hills
Technically speaking, The Bronx-Manhattan High Bridge is the oldest in the City, dating back to 1848. It was built 35 years before the Brooklyn Bridge, but portions of it have been replaced…
This great vintage subway map shows the Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) subway lines as they appeared in 1938. These lines would later merge with the IRT and the BMT…
The amazing short movie from 1928 features a crazy taxi cab driver navigating the chaotic streets of Manhattan. He narrowly avoids other automobiles and pedestrians, eventually getting…
This great vintage photograph from around 1900 shows the Washington Bridge—not the George Washington Bridge that opened in 1931— and the "speedway" underneath as it spans the Harlem River…
Decade of Fire is an interesting new documentary from directors Gretchen Hildebran and Vivian Vazquez that reexamines the history of South Bronx blight in the 1970s, from the perspective of…
This great vintage film from 1934 shows 18-minutes of a New York Yankees game versus the Philadelphia Athletics with original audio. Restored by YouTuber and historian Guy Jones, the film…
