Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely presented a wooden sculpture at the MoMA back in 1960 that was, unbeknownst to the museum, designed to self-destruct by fire. In March 1960 Jean…
Grand Central Terminal is an amazing work or architectural and design wonder of the City, one of our crown jewels of functional space. One of it's more well know design features is the…
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…
The New York Daily News has been around in the City since launching in 1919. As part of their Daily News Flashback series, the paper republished historical pieces from past editions. In this…
This is a great vintage photograph captured by Thorne & Co. in 1875 looking South down Broadway from Park Place. This great view of Broadway looking south from Park Place was taken in…
This incredible colorized photograph from 1900 shows Broad Street looking North towards the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street. Colorized expertly by Sanna Dullaway, the photo gives a…
Local photographer and real estate agent Maggie Hopp captured these incredible color photograph of Times Square back in the 1970s, the essence of "Old New York." Experimenting in the 1970s…
This vintage photograph was taken on May 18th, 1940 and features a man reading the morning paper on the corner of 6th Avenue and West 40th street in Manhattan. The headline reads: "Nazi Army…
Our friends at Harlem World recently found this great vintage photograph taken from an early 20th century postcard. The original article states it is from around 1910, but construction on…
