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!
#untappedcities Photo Pool “Pic” of the Week: Field Condition on NYC Architecture
The Instagram account and website Field Report came on our radar this week, after they submitted some fantastic Instagram shots
Downtown Doodler: History of Trinity Church in NYC ArchiDoodle
The first Trinity Church building, constructed in 1698, was modest with a small porch. Scottish sailor, Captain William Kidd lent
Don’t Forget to Look Up: Fifth Avenue from 59th to 79th Streets
Picking up from where Don’t Forget to Look Up left off last time, the next section of Fifth Avenue–
Fun Maps: 19th Century Maps Then and Now in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco
Last week we looked in detail at an 1836 map of New York City overlayed onto present day Google Maps,
5 Historic Houses Converted into Museums in the Bronx
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the Metropolitan
Daily What?! There are Tennis Courts in Grand Central at the Vanderbilt Tennis Club
This is one of our favorites in the list of Top 10 Secrets of Grand Central Terminal. A little known
Beautiful Photos Inside the Restoration of Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn
Image via Weylin Seymour Weylin Seymour has gorgeous photos of the restoration of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank that’s just
Cities 101: Take a Ride on the 8, 10, 11 and 12 Trains in the NYC Subway
We found a curious thing on the New York Transit Museum Facebook page yesterday, a subway sign for an 11
The NYC That Never Was: Conveyor Belt Proposal by Goodyear Between Grand Central and Times Square
In August, we showed you Alfred Speer’s proposal for a moving sidewalk high above Broadway in the 1870s. Though
What’s in a Name? City Planning Commission Debates Name for Hell’s Kitchen and Hudson Yards BID
Hudson Yards In a city, such as New York, a neighborhood name holds a lot of weight. Beyond geographical terminology,
History of NYC Streets: Grand Concourse Was a 20th Century Attempt to Make Bronx More Like Paris
The Grand Concourse is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx that spans more than four miles in the western part
The Landmarked Barbizon Hotel on the Upper East Side of NYC, Famous for its Glamorous Clientele
During a seething summer evening in 1953, Lexington Avenue on the corner of 63rd Street received a sprinkling of clothing–
