The NYC That Never Was: The “Monument to Democracy” With a 100-foot Tall Rainbow Arch by the Founder of The Cloisters
If the proposed Monument to Democracy, a peace memorial honoring the dead of the First World War, had been built
10 Beautiful Apartment Entryways of the Bronx
While Brooklyn is known for its iconic brownstones, with their attractive doors, the Bronx is much more a place of
Chance Ecologies Art Exhibition Explores the Soon to be Lost Wild Landscapes of Hunter’s Point South
Chance Ecologies: The Wild Landscapes of Hunter’s Point South, an exhibition at Radiator Gallery in Long Island City, presents
The Ghosts of Newspapers Past: 15 Former Locations of NYC Newspaper Headquarters
With New York’s newspaper industry ever changing, over the years many papers have started, merged, and closed. And while
The Artist Who Captured Early 20th Century NYC: 15 Sketches by Vernon Howe Bailey
Herald Square “In 1900.” The Romance of the Store (1922) As New York was reinventing itself from a Victorian city
History of NYC Streets: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue in Harlem)
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, looking north from 112th Street Seventh Avenue in Harlem was officially renamed Adam Clayton Powell,
Daily What?! The Elegant Houses Built by the Bronx’s Millionaire Cop
An attractive set of early 1900s houses on University Avenue in the Bronx is a legacy of a partnership between
10 Pre-War Apartment House Gems of Harlem
Graham Court (built 1901) Harlem is home to an array of attractive pre-war apartment house buildings, many of which have
The NYC That Never Was: The Lost 425-Foot Washington Monument in the Upper East Side
On Tuesday, October 19, 1847 thousands attended a ceremony in New York’s Hamilton Square (a lost public square on
The 606: Chicago’s Answer to the High Line Provides a Window onto the Windy City
Standing on the 606, a new elevated park in Chicago, can be a bit disorienting. In some locations it does
10 Fun Facts About the Ed Sullivan Theater, Home of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
With Stephen Colbert taking the reins from David Letterman on CBS’s Late Show, Untapped Cities is taking a look
The Past Lives of Queens College: The Parental School, a Hospital, a Farm, and Walt Whitman
With fall and the back to school season in full swing, Untapped Cites is uncovering the hidden and little known