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…
The grand entrance of the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda at the American Museum of Natural History is home to a massive 5,200 square foot installation of murals, originally completed in 1935 by…
The electric glamor of New York by night shines out in this shot looking southeast from the roof of the Hotel New Yorker at 34th Street and 8th Avenue. Directly below is Pennsylvania…
The New York Daily News has been around in the City since launching in 1919. As part of their Daily News Flashback series, the paper republished historical pieces from past editions. In this…
Local photographer and real estate agent Maggie Hopp captured these incredible color photograph of Times Square back in the 1970s, the essence of "Old New York." Experimenting in the 1970s…
Our friends at Harlem World recently found this great vintage photograph taken from an early 20th century postcard. The original article states it is from around 1910, but construction on…
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 Big Apple Circus returns to the Big Top at Lincoln Center for the company's 38th season with the World Premiere of its all-new show, The Grand Tour. The GrandTour transports audiences to…
Video artist Nelson Sullivan went everywhere and filmed just about everything downtown in the 1980s. As part of the Lower Manhattan art scene, he was welcomed amongst the most famous artists…
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…
