Complete History of the Empire State building. As the victor of the 1930s’ race to the sky, the Empire State Building has long been hailed as one of America’s biggest landmarks and tourist…
New York in 1920s, the jazz, commerce, and culture flourished. The city boasted nearly six million residents and served as a booming center for immigrants and migrants entering the through…
Times Square is the first thing that many think about when New Year's Eve is mentioned, and for good reason. The tradition is over a century old, with the first celebration occurring way…
Renzo Picasso was an Italian architect, engineer, and urban planner of the 20th century. In this blueprint from 1929, titled American Multiple Highway, Picasso proposes a stacked roadway…
Fantastic shots of George Washington Bridge starts this off, I guess the shots come from either side. Lovely majestic structure! And there's lots of vintage cars too! Then we have shots of…
This amazing vintage photograph shows West Street along the Hudson River, looking North from Cortland Street at the New York Marine Terminals and boathouses that lines the docks at that…
The skyscrapers of Manhattan needed a new, bolder type of construction worker. They got them in 'roughnecks' - hardened men who worked without safety harnesses, hard hats or even bathroom…
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration has a great digital collection titled American Cities which "depicts the city, its development, and its people and their way of life…
The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 to connect the City of New York with the City of Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed, and the…
Grand Central Station is not only the name of the Post Office next door, but also the name of the old train station that sat on the site of where the current Grand Central Terminal sits now.…
![New York City 1927 in color, Street Life [60fps, Remastered] w/added sound](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/76marbosa3ldewobadpk8l51pufn)
