The author behind the excellent blog Livin' The High Line recently came across some amazing vintage footage from the 1930s showing street locomotives and the Urban Cowboys of pre-High Line…
Martin Scorcese is no stranger when it comes to making movies about New York City gangsters. Revenge of the Green Dragons is one such gangster movie, but not as you would expect. The movie…
Filmmaker and author Stefan Nadelman's father worked for 10 years as a bartender at Times Square's Terminal Bar, often dubbed as the "roughest bar in the City". Stefan's father snapped…
Created in the 1920s, this incredible vintage film gives a tour of New York City buildings, streets, neighborhoods, hotspots, and attractions all throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. As a…
Created in the 1920s, this incredible vintage film gives a tour of New York City buildings, streets, neighborhoods, hotspots, and attractions all throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. As a…
Imagine walking up to the corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan and finding an office building instead of the world’s most famous concert hall. The 1960s nearly spelled the…
Advertisement plastered subways, relentless news-feed checking, and a plethora of unknown scents all characterize a typical day in New York City. Is this really what it means to be a New…
In this clip from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Chris Noth, best known for his playing Mr. Big on Sex and the City, talks about how the City has changed since 1990. Television…
Danish filmmaker Jonas Hollerup Helle recently shot this great video essay comparing some old vintage footage of New York City in the 1940s with modern day street scenes. The music featured…
Created by an anonymous artist back in 1970, this great illustrated vintage map shows New York City—well, mostly Manhattan—at the center of the world. The map is one of hundreds of unique…
