This great vintage photograph from 1917 shows some of the last horse-drawn public transportation trams in New York City. The photographer was standing just north of the intersection of…
This great vintage photograph from 1984 shows Dave's Restaurant, a classic New York Diner that existed on the southeast intersection of Broadway and Canal Street. While there used to be a…
Cole Thompson runs a fantastic local blog titled My Inwood which is, you guessed it, all about Manhattan's Inwood Neighborhood. In this recent video titled Castles on the Hill: Inwood's…
This great full-color vintage photograph shows a busy Times Square in 1943 or 1944. Captured on the corner of 46th and Broadway, the view looks North towards the Brill Building on 49th. Here…
You may recognize the City Hall Station above, but probably not from riding the Subway. The IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) City Hall Station was the very first subway station in NYC. It…
This great vintage film from 1928 shows the Staten Island Ferry arriving to, and departing from, Whitehall Terminal in lower Manhattan. The boat seen here is the Bronx, commissioned by the…
This great vintage photograph from 1946 shows World War II refugee children viewing Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty National Monument as they enter the United States through New…
This great vintage photograph from 1941 shows the famous "S-Curve" at Coenties Slip, in Lower Manhattan, December of 1941. In this spot, the former 2nd and 3rd Avenue elevated trains ran…
At first glance, this vintage photograph from the early 1940s seems like any other standard nightclub filled with drinkers, smokers, and a singer. But what this photograph is showing is the…
This great vintage photograph shows 42nd Street looking east from the intersection of 8th Avenue, at night in 1966. Here is a Google StreetView of how the same view looks today:
