This great vintage photograph from around 1923 shows Times Square at night, illuminated by all of the lights and advertisements of the day. The view is from 45th and Broadway, looking North.…
This great vintage photograph from 1941 shows commuters in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Captured in early-morning, long shadows are formed from the…
This great vintage photograph from 1972 shows Beatle musician John Lennon and his wife, artist/musician Yoko Ono on bicycles, grabbing a bite to eat from a New York City hot dog stand.
Opened to the public in 1897, the General Grant National Memorial in Morningside Heights is the largest mausoleum in North America, housing President Ulysses Simpson Grant and his wife,…
Check out this incredible vintage film restoration 1927, showing New York City street scenes all throughout Manhattan, including children playing on the street, vintage cars and street…
New York City is always reinventing itself. As generations of New Yorkers come and go, they each leave their footprint on the City in unique way, while covering up, demolishing, or replacing…
Created by T. Sulman and Robert Loudan in 1876, this vintage illustrated map shows a birds-eye view of Lower Manhattan as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. Zooming in to the full version, you…
Wheatfield - A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Lower Manhattan was an interesting public art project in 1982 by author and artist Agnes Denes in which a large wheat field was planted…
Since its founding in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has been a must-see destination for New York City school kids. In this excellent vintage silent film from the museum, watch…
This great vintage photograph shows the intersection of West 47th Street and 7th Avenue in Times Square back in 1957, in full Kodachrome color. The view looks south down the square, with One…
