Last week, we showed you a great vintage photograph from 1943 showing the technologically advanced smoking Camel Billboard in Times Square. That smoking billboard would remain in the square…
Wheatfield - A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Lower Manhattan was an interesting public art project in 1982 by author and artist Agnes Denes in which a large wheat field was planted…
Capture in November of 1979 by photographer Camilo J. Vergara, this vintage photograph shows the Brooklyn Bridge, with skyscrapers along the Manhattan skyline in the background, including…
Since its founding in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has been a must-see destination for New York City school kids. In this excellent vintage silent film from the museum, watch…
Perhaps the most famous billboard to ever exist in Times Square, the Camel Cigarettes billboard used steam to fake the appearance of a smoking man. In 1941 a billboard was installed that…
This great vintage photograph shows the intersection of West 47th Street and 7th Avenue in Times Square back in 1957, in full Kodachrome color. The view looks south down the square, with One…
This stunning photograph from 1972 shows the World Trade Center towers under construction and without interior walls, allowing the sun to pass right through them. This September 11th, 2017…
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…
Local historical blog Ephemeral New York recently dug up this great vintage ticket from 1903 in the Museum of the City of New York's Digital Collection. Shortly after the bridge opened, you…
The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. This great vintage photograph shows the building from its most famous angle…
