116 Years ago today, the first ever major U.S. car show was held at the old Madison Square Garden at 26th and Madison Avenue. The Automobile Club of America organised the week-long event…
This hand illustrated birds eye view map of Midtown Manhattan was created by cartographer Hermann Bollmann for the 1964 New York World's Fair in Queens. One of the greatest cartographic…
With landmarks, catchphrases and neuroses aplenty, Seinfeld has resonated with New Yorkers far more than the countless other shows based in New York City. In this photograph from 1998, check…
YouTube uploader Sascha Sass captured this home video of the original World Trade Center back when he was studying in New York City as a foreign exchange student. My trip to the top of the…
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…
Berenice Abbott (1898 — 1991) was a prolific street photographer of early New York City. In this vintage photograph from about 1935, see a couple of storefronts on Broome Street in Soho.…
Ephemeral New York is a site that seeks to chronicle "an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts." In a recent post, the site shows a vintage postcard showing a colorized…
Not much is known of this performer, but apparently he was known as the "Human Squirrel" and would climb up cables attached off of very high buildings in order to fundraise for various…
Today's Gansevoort Market looks a lot different than when it was first established in 1884. “During the dark hours of early morning, as hundreds of wagons of all descriptions converge upon…
The Gillender Building was built in 1897 on the NW corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street. The 20-story building was one of the tallest buildings in the City, and its elegant exterior was a…
