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.
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!
On the northwest corner of Bowery and Spring stands one of our favorite holdout buildings. Seemingly resistant to the tide
New York City is abuzz with the latest news that nearly 100 proposed landmarks are to be “decalendered” by the
Built from 1884 to 1886, Pier A at the southern tip of West Street in Battery Park served as New
Gramercy Park is one of those elusive places in New York City, viewable in plain sight but perpetually difficult to
Untapped Cities writer Bhushan Mondkar snapped this photograph of the nearly complete demolition at 5Pointz over Thanksgiving weekend. We’ve
In the Old Images of New York Facebook group today, a member posted this fabulous image of a Holland Tunnel
Conspicuous wealth isn’t limited to life on earth, it seems. There are many amazing examples of architectural masterpieces built
The Long Island City Clocktower building, also known as the Bank of Manhattan building, is under threat of demolition following
The Woolworth Building is one of New York City’s most famous off-limits landmarks. Though its Byzantine, cathedral-like
You might catch a glimpse of this Wild West-style candy store just outside the entrance to 77 Water Street
New York’s fascination with re-adapting architecture and infrastructure from the industrial era to suit the needs of the
Image from Library of Congress After noticing how many “fake” mews there are around New York, we decided to look
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