Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
The Historic Hotels of Broadway, in Vintage Photos from the Book Broadway
Yesterday, we put together an article for our friends at Curbed NY, walking through the grand hotels along Broadway, adapting
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
Cities 101: What’s the Logic to the Selection of Manhattan’s Major Cross Streets?
On Quora, we came across a great Cities 101 question about the logic behind the selection of Manhattan’s Cross
10 Surprising Photographs of Broadway from the New Book by Michelle Young
Photo from Library of Congress Today, the book Broadway by Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young launched, published by Arcadia and
Historic Verandah Place and Cobble Hill Park: 19th Century Mews, 20th Century Views in Brooklyn
Verandah Place in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Historic District is a charming little street that seems to transport one back
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Urban Exploration Atop NYC’s Queensboro Bridge [Photos]
Atop the Queensboro Bridge. Photo by @hakimms Bridges have always been popular amongst New York City’s urban explorers, but
Daily What?! A (Real) Pop-Up Forest is Coming to Times Square
Times Square will soon be adorned by a forested landscape nestled within its brightest urban-scape. A wildly successful Kickstarter for
12 of NYC’s Historic Ballrooms, Grand Entertainment Venues of Another Era
The story of New York City’s ballrooms form one facet of the city-wide story of a changing entertainment industry
Preview the New Book “Broadway” with Vintage NYC Photos Published by Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young
Lower Broadway c. 1908-1913. Image via Library of Congress as seen in the book Broadway by Michelle Young Here at
Looking Back at The History of The High Line in NYC, New Video from Blueprint
Last night, the latest Blueprint video from NYCmedia about the transformation of The High Line premiered. Before the full episode
Would You Save this Abandoned Brutalist Government Building in Goshen, New York?
Tourist in front of Orange County Government Center Now we come to you. Do you think this building is worth
Untapped Cities Tour: Explore Brooklyn's Dead Horse Bay with Abandoned NYC
Back by popular demand, join photographer/urban explorer Will Ellis, author of Abandoned NYC and Untapped Cities columnist, on a