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The Hidden Side Of Grand Central Terminal - NYC Revealed
[WATCH] The Hidden Side of Grand Central Terminal
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New York City is the heart of America’s train system. At its center stands Grand Central Terminal. The station’s Beaux-Arts style has attracted both tourists and commuters alike for over a…

Dec. 18, 1969: A neglected block in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where a nationwide Model Cities program — which aimed to bring a holistic improvement regimen to selected neighborhoods in 52 cities — was seen as stumbling. “Half of the program’s first year is gone,” The Times reported, “but only $7.7 million of the year’s allocation of $29 million in Federal funds have been spent.” The mayor blamed a heavy-footed city bureaucracy. “The mood is typified by Prospect Place in Brownsville, flanked by desolate acres of rubble-strewn lots,” the story read. “Rotted tenements have been torn down, but almost nothing is being built because contractors’ bids have come in above the per-room cost ceilings permitted by Congress for Federal projects.”
Vintage Photograph of a Neglected Block in Brownsville, Brooklyn Back in 1969
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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…

Los Sures Trailer
Los Sures, a Documentary About Tough Life in Williamsburg in the Late 70s and 80s
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Los Sures is an upcoming documentary from filmmaker Diego Echeverria and Union Docs featuring life in a pre-gentrified Williamsburg all through restored vintage film from the late 1970s and…

Dec. 16, 1960: The wreckage of a jet airline fell on the “once-fashionable Park Slope area” at Sterling Place and Seventh Avenue, after two planes bound for New York International Airport (today’s J.F.K.) and La Guardia Airport collided in midair. The second plane crashed on Staten Island; it was conjectured that the planes flew into each other there. One-hundred thirty-four people died, and the United DC-8 narrowly missed crashing into a school that was in session with “more than 1,000 children” in classes. It was the worst air disaster in history up to that point. The next day in Munich, there was another instance of a plane crashing into a busy metro area, with 52 people, including 19 Americans, killed.
The Lively Morgue Posts Vintage Photograph of 1960 Park Slope Plane Crash
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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…

December 19, 1903 - Opening of Williamsburg Bridge in New York City (Speed Corrected w/ Sound)
Watch This Incredible Vintage Film Showing the Opening of the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903
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This fantastic video from over a century ago shows the grand opening of the Williamsburg Bridge on December 19th, 1903. It was restored and uploaded by YouTuber and historian Guy Jones.…

Vintage Film of Brooklyn Trolleys Circa 1930s
Vintage Film of Brooklyn Streetcars and Trolleys Circa 1930s
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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…

Vintage Photograph of Dreamland Amusement Park at Twilight Captured at Coney Island in 1905
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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…

Bushwick Brooklyn (70s)
Vintage Film Show Bushwick Gangs and Brooklyn's 83rd Precinct in the 1970s
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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…

Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn, 1906.
Vintage Photographs of Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in Brooklyn Circa 1906
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These two amazing vintage photographs from 1906 show the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge. In them you can see the old trollies that used to run…

A Sears Mail-Order Home Costing $1,652 in 1923 Still Exists in Brooklyn
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Between 1908 and 1940, the Sears, Roebuck and Co sold pre-fabricated homes through their catalog, delivered via train and buggy. A recent article from our friends over at Brownstoner details…