Local historical blog Forgotten NY recently dug up this great vintage map from 1852 showing the rural town of Woodside in Queens County. The accompanying article talks about how it went from…
Rodriguez drove a cab from 1977 to 1985, and in the last two of those years, he was studying to be a photographer. He lost his first set of gear in a classic ’70s New York stabbing and…
Redditor Reporteratlarge recently uploaded this great photo from 1977 showing the supersonic Concorde airplane making its first landing here in New York City. Though the twin towers are…
This vintage television commercial from the New York City Transit Authority (now the MTA) attempted to increase ridership by letting straphangers know they could get to the 1964-65 New York…
Full version of the ad for NYCTA's service to the 1964-65 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Not only were the new picture window married pair baby blue and cream enameled St.…
Our friends over at Bowery Boogie recently found this great vintage film from the 1940s showing the luxurious check-in process of the (then) state-of-the-art La Guardia airport. Note how…
A recent WNYC piece entitled The Lament of the C Train Rider discussed the aging trains on the C-line, most of which date back to 1964. It's an interesting read on why the C-line is so…
Photographer William Meyers is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal since 2008, but before that he spent a lot of time capturing the beauty often overlooked in the outer boroughs…
