Ephemeral New York recently dug this vintage photograph up from the Museum of the City of New York's digital archives showing "Longacre Square" in 1900, the name of Times Square back before…
This home movie is of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1945 in New York City. World War II had just ended several months earlier. The parade had been suspended the prior 3 years due to…
Redditor welcometothezone recently uploaded this great vintage photograph showing two World War II battleships in the Hudson River, with dozens of spotlights searching the sky for imaginary…
This incredible vintage panorama photograph was captured sometime in 1913. In it, you can see the Manhattan skyline as it existed over a century ago, the east river, the Brooklyn and…
Check out this vintage music video from Japanese band B'z to catch a glimpse of New York City in the 90s. From reddit user PlasticGirl: […] this music video is part of a larger mini movie…
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…
Our friends at Ephemeral New York recently dug up this vintage postcard from around 1910 which shows Riverside Drive just south of 155th street along with a spooky old house. Here is a…
Over the past few years, YouTuber El Exigente has uploaded a ton of vintage film to his page, including this great one showing South Beach on Staten Island as it was back in 1948, in color.…
Check out this incredible vintage film restoration from about 1903, showing a black and white street scenes from an open-air market in lower Manhattan. A look into a busy lower class market…
The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. In this vintage photograph from 1905, just 3 years after its opening, we are…
