From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.
Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on an exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!
This lost mid-century resort destination is home to memories of a former respite from city life.
Poll: Would you rather spend a year in prison or a year in the subway tunnels? When I’m standing
This week we profile Untapped Cities contributor Alex McQuilkin, who has written about diverse urban issues for Untapped Cities, from
The cronut might be the latest culinary fad in New York City, but the Scandinavian food and cultural scene has
While researching about the disappearing and reappearing Rikers Island on MTA subway maps, we came across this website that has
To outsiders, Boston is known for its colonial history, sports fandom, and unruly population of college students. But for residents,
This week, we’re featuring incredible building facades captured by Untapped Cities readers who submitted Instagram and Twitter photos under
Last week, the iconic 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City lost another battle in its fight for survival.
August 2013 NYC Subway Map by the MTA with Rikers Island Over the years, the MTA and earlier transit agencies
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank has many intricate architectural details that caught my eye. From the mosaic Zodiac constillations, to the
What do you want to change about your city? In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of citizens started the #betterKL
“Yesterday’s unknown will be tomorrow’s prince of Fhloston Paradise, the hotel of a thousand and one follies, home
“We live in a half-made world. So it ever has been since the Tower of Babel was left uncompleted,
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