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!
With the surging demand for space to store databases, servers and other technological hardware, architectural practice is now seeking a
It’s common to see freight elevators (like the elevator museum!) open directly to the street in New York City,
Queensbridge Park at the West end of the projects has views of the East River and Queensboro Bridge in addition
Even though Berlin’s Eisfabrik (Ice Factory) has National Heritage status, it’s already in the process of being demolished.
Artist rendering of the new Kingsbridge National Ice Center, via NYCEDC This spring, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York
Does Riverside Church have a hidden bowling alley? We got a lot of wonderful comments regarding our article on hidden
This past Friday, Untapped Cities contributor Danielle Dowler went to the construction sites of 1 WTC, the Calatrava Transportation Hub
Even in the City of Light, there are abandoned metro stations. While this isn’t surprising given Paris’ vast underground
This week we profile Untapped Cities contributor Alex McQuilkin, who has written about diverse urban issues for Untapped Cities, from
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.
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