The 3rd Avenue Elevated Train ("El") opened with service in Manhattan in 1878. Over the next 77 years, the 3rd Avenue "El" would provide rapid train transit for anybody wishing to go from…
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…
Taken in 1909, this incredible vintage photograph shows the Jewish Ghetto on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The view is from the corner of Rivington Street and Orchard Street, looking…
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,…
This fantastic vintage photograph from 1960 shows the northeast corner of Broadway and 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan. Shown are two entrances to the 50 St A train subway station, in 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.
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 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.…
We've showed you photos of the horrible American Nazi Rally that took place in Madison Square Garden in 1939 before, but this new mini-documentary film from Marshall Curry of FieldofVision…
This great vintage photograph shows Times Square in color in 1961, looking south down the square from approximately 47th Street. The grand Hotel Astor was locates on the west side of the…
