The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
This two-minute vintage film from Edison Studios shows the expansion of Rikers Island using landfill in 1903, as seen from a boat circling the perimeter of the island. The film was…
Indian Gharials are a highly endangered species with only about 2,500 in the entire world. While most of them are in their native habitat of Northern India, several more gharials are…
Our friends at Ephemeral New York recently dug up this great print from 1930 showing author and poet Edgar Allan Poe walking across The Bronx's High Bridge. After he moved from a farmhouse…
No Your City is an 8-part mini-documentary series that offers a glimpse into the lives of extraordinary New York City street characters. In this episode, the show profiles Curtis Sliwa,…
This great vintage subway map shows the Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) subway lines as they appeared in 1938. These lines would later merge with the IRT and the BMT…
This great vintage photograph from 1922 shows perhaps the most famous baseball player of all time, Babe Ruth, watch one of the opening games for the New York Yankees from the stands during…
With sports dominating much of our current television lineups, it's hard to imagine a time when they weren't on the TV. Prior to this game featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees…
This great vintage photograph from around 1900 shows the Washington Bridge—not the George Washington Bridge that opened in 1931— and the "speedway" underneath as it spans the Harlem River…
This great vintage photograph from around 1900 shows the Washington Bridge—not the George Washington Bridge that opened in 1931— and the "speedway" underneath as it spans the Harlem River…
