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This great side-by-side comparison of Lower Manhattan shows an aerial photograph from 1930 versus a satellite image at relatively the same angle, from Google Earth. Aside from the skyline…

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 film from the 1920s shows vintage scenes in streets of New York City and others. While the color and sound are not original, they were added to the video to enhance the…

This great vintage photograph from the early 1900s shows the Third Avenue El passing over (what is now) Chinatown in Lower Manhattan. The Manhattan Municipal Building and the Singer Building…

Chilean-born photographer Camilo José Vergara was working on a graduate degree at Columbia University in the early 1970's. He spent his time in the City photographic as much as he could, and…

This great collection of vintage photographs from Flickr user Michael Donovan show several different New York City street scenes all throughout the 1950s.

Just like everything else in New York City in the 1980s, the Statue of Liberty fell into a state of disrepair. From 1984 through 1986, Lady Liberty underwent massive restoration, repair, and…

A new photobook by famed photographer Louis Stettne titled Penn Station, New York is a roundup of fantastic vintage photographs he snapped in the 1950s, before Penn Station evolved into the…

The New York City Skyline is ever-changing. Compare the Manhattan skyline in these fantastic color aerial photographs captured in the 1960s with the skyline of today and you will see a world…

This great vintage film from the 1930s shows a drove through Central Park, down 5th Avenue and through Times Square, and own Park Avenue near Grand Central. While the color and sound are not…