Eugene de Salignac was the official photographer of the NYC Department of Bridges from 1906 to 1934. During that time, Salignac captured over 20,000 photos as large, glass-plate negatives…
Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown has a violent history. Being one of the only streets in Manhattan where you cannot see the other end whilst walking through, it's bendy nature was the…
If you are looking for an escape from reality, be sure to check out this 1930’s showbiz-themed, interactive show, Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic. Showcasing at the old Liberty Theater in Times…
Brooklyn photographer Samuel Gottscho is well known for his New York City photography in the 1930's. We have featured his photos on Viewing NYC a few times before, and now we have this gem…
This 1905 shot of Herald Square is much different than what it looks like today. You can see square's namesake, the original New York Herald Building, the Elevated 6th Avenue IRT line, old…
This vintage photograph recently dug up by our friends at Forgotten New York shows the intersection of Bowery and Pell St., in Manhattan's Chinatown around 1964. Infrastructurally, there’s a…
Here are two photograph showing roughly the same view from the upper floors of the Empire State Building 75 years apart showing a drastically changed skyline. The black and white photograph…
This amazing vintage photograph shows West Street along the Hudson River, looking North from Cortland Street at the New York Marine Terminals and boathouses that lines the docks at that…
Construction on the Main Branch of the New York Public Library was completed in 1911, and while the building itself hasn't changed much, the surrounding area of Midtown definitely has. In…
The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 to connect the City of New York with the City of Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed, and the…
