This vintage photograph from 1895 shows Charles Westphalen and his family in front of their Midtown German specialty food store. You won’t find a trace of Charles Westphalen’s store today,…
The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 to connect the City of New York with the City of Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed, and the…
Cole Thompson runs a fantastic local blog titled My Inwood which is, you guessed it, all about Manhattan's Inwood Neighborhood. In this recent video, Thompson shares a collection of dozens…
Berenice Abbott (1898 — 1991) was a prolific street photographer of early New York City. In this vintage photograph from about 1935, see a couple of storefronts on Broome Street in Soho.…
This great vintage photograph from around 1908 shows Café Martin on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, on the corner of Madison Square Park. The recently completed…
Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in New York City, second only to High Bridge. In this vintage photograph from around 1903, see the Brooklyn Bridge and…
Check out this incredible vintage film restoration from August 8th, 1901, showing trolly arriving in Union Square, with passengers hopping on and people walking all about. Small peek back in…
Cooper Square is the lesser-known public space (that has been undergoing eternal construction) just south of Cooper Union's main building and Astor Place. It sits on the border of NoHo,…
Long before the Macy's arrived, Herald Square was home to the headquarters of namesake New York Herald newspaper. In this vintage photograph captured around 1901 by the Detroit Publishing…
Many fancy and popular dining spots in the City used to be sex clubs back in the day. Our friends at Paper Mag made this cool list of all the restaurants, including the Shake Shack in…
