Recreated in 1942 based on the old Castello Plan and Maccoun's Map, this great illustrated map shows the Dutch colony of "Nieuw Amsterdam" as it likely would have appeared in 1662. Many of…
The Cloisters is a special museum in Washington Heights operated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art that houses their collection of medieval Eurpoean art, architecture, and gardens. Built in…
It's been a quarter-century since the New York Rangers have won the Stanley Cup. Relive that year in this vintage CBS New York newsreel covering the team's championship parade in 1994. As…
Artist Jane Dickson lived and worked in Times Square during the late 1970s and ‘80s, capturing what she saw and experienced through drawings, paintings, and photography. With the release of…
This vintage map from 1965 shows the recommended routes and connections for the second avenue subway into the existing subway systems. Finally opening to the public on January 1st, 2017, the…
As part of their Old New York in Photos series, the team behind historical blog Stuff Nobody Cares About recently shared this large vintage photograph from 1907 showing a busy street scene…
Created sometime around 1925, this fascinating vintage film shows street and buildings around Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beach and boardwalk of Coney Island. Originally a silent…
Created in the 1920s, this amazing vintage film tells the history New York City, showing buildings, streets, neighborhoods, and attractions all throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. As a silent…
This great vintage photograph shows the Lower Manhattan skyline as seen from across New York Harbor on Governors Island, around 1938. View looking north of Lower Manhattan’s Fiancial…
This great vintage aerial photograph from 1927 shows Midtown, the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and Central Park from above. Captured from around Park Avenue and the high 30s, the wide…
