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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!
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On This Day in NYC History, December 3: Jonas Bronck Bought the Bronx in 1641
This is a map of Broncks’ New York from 1639 by Cartographer Johannes Vingboons. Notice the spelling of “Staten Eylante.
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National Landmark Status?
Pan Am Worldport in October 2013 Recently, Untapped New York reader Rachel Potter submitted the following preservation query to our
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How A 19th Century Mob Of Arsonists Burned Down Staten Island’s Quarantine Hospital
In 1858, before Staten Island consolidated with the rest of New York City, the New York Marine Hospital housed around
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Exclusive Untapped Cities Tour of the Woolworth Building: January 22, 2014
For more than half its life, Lower Manhattan’s iconic Woolworth Building has been off-limits to all but the lucky
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Vintage Photos: Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian is on the Site of Fort Amsterdam in NYC
In a fitting twist of fate, the site currently occupied by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian was
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The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Abandoned 5 Beekman Street, 5Pointz, Met Life Tower, Chicago Reflections
Here are our picks for the Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool for this week. Remember, to submit your
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An Illustrated Guide to San Francisco’s Coffee Shops and Cafes: Spin City, Bi Rite, Atlas, Cafe St Jorge, Jane, Cha Cha Cha
In this illustrated guide to San Francisco’s coffee shops and cafes, Untapped Cities illustrator Charlotte Vallance shares some of
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The New York City That Never Was: Frank Lloyd Wright’s All-Glass Towers in the Park in the East Village
In 1927, architect Frank Lloyd Wright began plans for three to four all-glass apartment towers in the East Village at
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What’s at Stake for American Mill Towns like Covington, VA When the Local Economy Doesn’t Change with the Times?
Typical mid-century homes in Covington, Virginia What is a “mill town“? A town near the type of old-fashioned gristmill you
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New App Re+Public Lets You See Street Art Over Time at The Bowery Mural Wall
The owners of the Bowery Mural Wall have commissioned contemporary artists to paint gorgeous murals at this location since a
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14 Places to Find American Food and Culture in Paris (Should You Want To)
It can be hard to imagine why someone would ever want to find American sub-culture or food when in Paris
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The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Central Park
We’ve done a few in-depth articles about the secrets of Central Park, such as what’s there that wasn’
