The original Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station, opened in 1910 and demolished a short 54 years later. Its grandeur matched or exceeded that of Grand Central Terminal, and…
If you've ever spent some time marveling at the Main Concourse inside Grand Central Terminal, you may have noticed a small rectangular dark patch high on the ceiling. At first glance, it…
This great vintage film from the 1945 shows a short drive through Manhattan, down 8th Avenue. While the color and sound are not original, they were added to the video to enhance the scene.…
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…
This great full-color vintage photograph shows a busy Times Square in 1943 or 1944. Captured on the corner of 46th and Broadway, the view looks North towards the Brill Building on 49th. Here…
This great vintage photograph shows the view looking south down Park Avenue towards the Helmsley Building and the PAN AM Building in 1964. Here is a Google StreetView of approximately the…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
Our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About recently dug up these great vintage photographs showing Broadway and Times Square at night circa 1911. The glow of streetlights wash out some portions…
Inge Morath was a photographer with Magnum Photos who is perhaps most famous for these series of photos from 1957. Most notably, the photo of a llama in Times Square, sticking its head out…
Captured from atop an old building on 56th or 57th street looking north, this great vintage photograph shows the Plaza Hotel, the Vanderbilt Mansion, Central Park, and 5th Avenue as it…
