At first glance, this vintage photograph from the early 1940s seems like any other standard nightclub filled with drinkers, smokers, and a singer. But what this photograph is showing is the…
YouTuber trainluvr recently came across a pile of old VHS tapes in the garbage of his/her apartment building and saved them, letting us get a glimpse into local television ads from 1977…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Travel on a 1920s Ocean Liner…
This great vintage photograph shows a group of school kids hanging out on the sidewalk sometime around 1958. The photo was captured in Brooklyn Heights, on the corner of Henry Street and Old…
This great vintage photograph from around 1934 shows the view from Brooklyn's Fulton Ferry Landing looking across the East River towards lower Manhattan. This would be right at the edge of…
This great vintage photograph shows 42nd Street looking east from the intersection of 8th Avenue, at night in 1966. Here is a Google StreetView of how the same view looks today:
The original Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station, opened in 1910 and demolished a short 54 years later. It's grandeur matched or exceeded that of Grand Central Terminal, and…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. Bklyner ⇒ Commemorate the 242nd…
Formed in 1896, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company acquired and consolidated many various train and streetcar services in Brooklyn and Queens. By the time this map was created in 1912, the…
