This great vintage photograph from 1917 shows Times Square in Midtown, Manhattan, packed with automobiles and pedestrians along Broadway. An 1895 stage multiplex with three theaters, the…
Local YouTuber actionkid105 films all sorts of POV transit adventures in New York City. In this recent upload of his, watch as he rides the N Train through Astoria, Queens from the…
Berenice Abbott (1898 — 1991) was a prolific street photographer of early New York City. In this vintage photograph from about 1935, see the Manhattan Bridge pedestrian walkway, long before…
This full color vintage photograph of Times Square in 1948 shows two soldiers admiring the lights and taking in the New York City nightlife. According to the original uploader, the "rare…
Photographer William Meyers is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal since 2008, but before that he spent a lot of time capturing the beauty often overlooked in the outer boroughs…
Brooklyn photographer Samuel Gottscho is well known for his New York City photography in the 1930's. We have featured his photos on Viewing NYC a few times before, and now we have this gem…
The Flatiron Building, originally called the Fuller Building, is so symbolic of New York City that it is tough to imagine a time when it wasn't there. But the building for which an entire…
New York is currently seeing a storm pass through with freezing rain and sleet. Yes, it sucks, but to remind you of how pretty the City is in the winter, here is a great vintage photograph…
On January 7th, 1996, the Blizzard of '96 dumped 20.2 inches of snow as it passed through, prompting a City-wide shutdown of most transit and business. This resulted in the loss of tens of…
This black-and-white vintage photograph from the winter of 1975 shows an empty Coney Island Boardwalk during a snow storm. Here is a Google StreetView of approximately the same view today:
