Dreamland was one of several amusement parks on Coney Island in the early 1900s. It lasted from 1904 through 1911 when it was destroyed by a fire after a worker accidentally kicked over a…
This great aerial photograph of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan was snapped in 1981 by George Lewis from an airplane. The most notable element in the photograph is the original World Trade…
Charles W. Cushman was an amateur photographer who shot thousands of photographs all around the world from 1938 to 1969. When Cushman passed, he bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome…
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…
The Scenic Spiral Wheel was a unique roller coaster installed in Coney Island's Luna Park back in 1917. It was a 45 ton, 70 foot diameter steel wheel that was tipped towards its heavier side…
Take a trip back to 1940s New York City in this incredible vintage film created to promote New York City tourism by showing off some of the City's most magnificent sites of the era.…
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…
The Plaza Hotel is one of the most recognizable hotels in the world for its elegance and stunning facade, but on this day in 1964, something else took the attention of New Yorkers in the…
Back before street sweeper vehicles inspired dance-like automotive choreography and shenanigans, the streets were kept clean with a literal 2-horse-powered street sweeper cart, seen here in…
Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in the City. In this recent video he captures a vintage train from the…
