The NYC that Never Was: Riverside Park’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial
In honor of Memorial Day, today we’re looking back at the history of the white marble Soldiers’ and Sailors’
The NYC that Never Was: New York City’s High Speed Monorail
City Island Railroad Car, c. 1910. Photo from Library Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Imagine if New Yorkers could commute by
The NYC That Never Was: A Highway on the Rooftops of NYC
In July 1927, Popular Science profiled a proposal for a sixteen mile elevated highway that would span the rooftops of
The NYC that Never Was: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Unfinished Areas
One of our favorite fun facts about the Metropolitan Museum of Art is that it’s still unfinished (and that
From Sesame Street to Broadway: On Display at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (located at Amsterdam and 65th Street) currently has two excellent exhibits
Daily What?! That Time a German U-Boat Submarine was in Central Park
German U-Boat in Central Park. Image via Library of Congress In the Spring of 1915, a German U-Boat (U C-5)
5 NYC Saintly Sites: Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton, Church of St. John the Baptist, St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
There has been a lot of buzz about the Pope’s possible visit to the United States in 2015 with
Images of Old NYC Can Still be Found on Cans of Dr. Browns Soda
Dr. Brown’s Sodas have been a New York City staple for over a century. Their flavors and branding place
NYC That Never Was: Alternate Plans for Times Square from 1984-MAS Competition
Now through January 2015, the Skyscraper Museum is presenting the exhibit Times Square 1984: The Postmodern Moment. The exhibit takes
Daily What?! There’s a New Jersey Themed Mini Golf Course in Northern Jersey
The Paramus Mini Golf course is an untapped treasure located in Northern New Jersey, only about 10 miles from New
Daily What!? Harlem Has a Mural Version of Seurat’s Famous La Grande Jatte
On the facade of 115 Hamilton Place in Harlem is a mural that looks like Seurat’s famous pointillist painting
The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière in NYC’s Radio City, One Wall Street, St. Bartholemew
The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière by Catherine Coleman Brawer and Kathleen Murphy Skolnik is an enlightening and desperately