Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects returns to AD, this time to look at the history and creation of three New York City landmarks that have since been demolished—but are far…
DESPITE standing just 22-storeys tall on an island full of massive skyscrapers, New York's Flatiron Building managed to endure as a cake-slice shaped icon of this city since 1902. That…
Found at a New Zealand garage sale by redditor pangium, this vintage documentary from 1998 highlights dog culture in Manhattan at that time. Enjoy! Years ago I was picking through the VHS…
General Grant National Memorial in Morningside Heights opened in 1897 and is the largest mausoleum in North America, housing President Ulysses Simpson Grant and his wife, Julia. A few years…
Governors Island is a small island off the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The island has a long and varied history, dating back to the 1600s when it was first used as a Dutch…
While 2 Bros Pizza is certainly not the best pizza in New York City, it is the best $1 slice you can find. The main reason for that is that the restaurant focuses on volume to make money.…
A unique dual aerial portrait of Los Angeles and New York, in a stunning case of compare and contrast from a bird’s-eye point of view LA NY is a dazzling visual tale of two cities, Los…
If you grew up in New York, chances are you’ve seen these black-and-white cookies at grocery stores and delis all over the city. Topped with dark chocolate icing on one half and vanilla…
The Statue of Liberty is such a symbol of Americana, that often we forget it was cast, assembled and built in Paris years before it was disassembled, shipped across the Atlantic and…
Inside a Tiny New York Micro Apartment thats only 90 Square Feet! Could you live in some thing this small? To set it up, you will need to be VERY creative because space is almost…
