Eugene de Salignac was the official photographer of the NYC Department of Bridges from 1906 to 1934. During that time, Salignac captured over 20,000 photos as large, glass-plate negatives…
This great 28 minute short film features tons of still photographs from 1968 stitched together as a cohesive walk from the Brooklyn Bridge, up Broadway, then ending at the Central Park lake,…
While this map is named "Wonders of New York", it is really an illustrated map of over 300 interesting attractions in Manhattan from the 1950s. The map was designed and illustrated by…
A colorful 40-by-18½-foot mural by the late mosaic artist Max Spivak was uncovered recently behind some paneling in a Midtown office tower's lobby. […] renovation crews stripped away a false…
The Hippodrome Theater operated as a state-of-the-art theater in the Theater District from 1905 up until 1939. It was called the world's largest theatre by its builders and had a seating…
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…
From Wikipedia: "Harlem Desire" is a single by Europop duo London Boys. It was originally released in 1987 to limited success. As a result the single was released again in 1989 and featured…
Looking to escape the typical, modern day electric festival and try something a bit contrastive to your typical NYC block party? Purchase your ticket in time to attend this roaring-20's…
Architect Harvey Wiley Corbett is perhaps best known for Bush Tower in Midtown, but he also designed some important City structures such as the massive New York City Criminal Courts…
Harlem's City College of New York is the oldest college in the CUNY system, established in 1847. This vintage photograph from 1908 shows Shepard Hall, a neo-gothic masterpiece based on a…
