Ephemeral New York recently dug up this great old photo from 1955 showing some men transporting clothing through the streets of the busy Garment District in Midtown. Around the time this…
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 ⇒ Go Inside the Trippy…
This vintage footage of 1930s Brooklyn and its trolleys comes from an old 16mm black and white film purchased by YouTuber sodagaze, transfered to digital, and uploaded on YouTube for your…
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 ⇒ New Close-Up Renderings of…
"The Wondrous Isle of Manhattan" is an incredible vintage map showing an illustrated interpretation of the borough as it appeared nearly 100 years ago. Landmarks, parks, major streets and…
Redditor kiddopro recently inherited a box of hundreds of old slides from the mid-1950s and is starting to digitize them, showing a fresh look at New York City and other cities six decades…
Dreamland was one of several amusement parks on Coney Island in the early 1900s. It lasted from 1904 through 1911 when it was destroyed by a fire after a worker accidentally kicked over a…
This vintage footage from the 1970s shows an incredible glimpse into old New York. NBC News used a hidden night-camera to capture gang activity by the Devils Rebels in Bushwick, along with…
Our friends over at Bowery Boogie recently found this great vintage film from the 1940s showing the luxurious check-in process of the (then) state-of-the-art La Guardia airport. Note how…
Over 114 million vehicles travel over the George Washington Bridge each year, making it the busiest bridge in the City, the nation and even the world, but it wasn't always this busy. This…
