Check out this incredible vintage film restoration from August 8th, 1901, showing trolly arriving in Union Square, with passengers hopping on and people walking all about. Small peek back in…
Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in New York City, second only to High Bridge. In this vintage photograph from around 1903, see the Brooklyn Bridge and…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Mapping Daily Work Travel:…
Despite being in one of the most coveted areas of New York City, the incredible 9-story building at 5 Beekman Street has sat abandoned for decades. Located just one block from City Hall, 5…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Fisher Brothers’ Curving…
This great vintage photograph from around 1908 shows Café Martin on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, on the corner of Madison Square Park. The recently completed…
New York City issued its first driver's license; by 1918 all states required license plates. States were slower to require licenses for drivers. Only 39 states issued them by 1935 and few…
Berenice Abbott (1898 — 1991) was a prolific street photographer of early New York City. In this vintage photograph from about 1935, see a couple of storefronts on Broome Street in Soho.…
This amazing film is a full color, 22-minute tourist video showing television viewers in the 1950s what they could expect from a visit by train to New York City. Educational public relations…
