A hundred years ago yesterday, Germany surrendered in World War I. This great colorized vintage photograph from that day, November 7th, 1918, shows the celebration on Wall Street.
This unbelievable vintage photograph from the Museum of the City of New York's digital collection shows the aftermath of the Equitable Life Assurance Fire which tore through the Financial…
This great vintage photograph shows the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in 1973, completely framing the Woolworth Building in between. Snapped by an unknown photographer from across the…
This great vintage photograph shows the World Trade Center's Twin Towers under construction in 1970. Snapped by an unknown photographer from across the Hudson River in New Jersey, the photo…
Recreated in 1942 based on the old Castello Plan and Maccoun's Map, this great illustrated map shows the Dutch colony of "Nieuw Amsterdam" as it likely would have appeared in 1662. Many of…
This great vintage photograph from 1983 shows a bunch of teenagers at Lover's Lane in New Jersey during sunset, overlooking the Hudson River and the Twin Towers in the background.
From the early towers of the 1900s to the engineering marvels of today, the city has continually set the agenda for tall building design around the world. But while its skyline is now…
On September 16, 1920 the Stock Exchange, the Sub-Treasury building (today’s Federal Hall), and most importantly J.P. Morgan’s headquarters on 23 Wall Street — were all very active when an…
This fantastic vintage photograph from around 1915 shows Broad Street looking North towards Wall Street, and the many curb brokers that traded throughout the day. Here is a Google Street…
Long before Charging Bull landed controversially at the Northern tip, long before the destruction of Fort Amsterdam which lied on its Southern face, long before it housed public protests…
