This great vintage film shows an "Old timers" game for war bonds in 1943, at the old Polo Grounds stadium in Washington Heights. The exhibition game featured several famous baseball players…
Captured in 1978 on the corner of W 45th and 8th Avenue, this great vintage shot shows two comedy legends after checking out a Broadway show. Comedian/actor/producer Jerry Stiller remarkably…
This great vintage photograph from 1965 shows Times Square in the early evening. The theater in the center, on the corner of 47th Street and 7th Avenue, is the RKO Palace Theater, once New…
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…
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…
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…
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:
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 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…
