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!
Welcome to our new series, Cities 101, which will answer questions about how the city’s infrastructure works. First up:
As fans poured off the LIRR and the MTA’s 7 line for yesterday’s All-Star Game at Citi
Glancing up in a certain area in Brooklyn, the streets seem to become an orchard, with the street signs as
Photo via Library of Congress We came across a postcard on Ebay recently and despite our knowledge of vintage New
This is the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. Do you recognize it? If not, take a look at its
Grand Concourse Post Office In 2011, the United States Postal Service (USPS) identified a list of 3,700 post offices
Pay attention, vintage typography enthusiasts: the old signs of California’s San Fernando Valley are now being showcased on Instagram.
In response to our roundup of NYC church conversions a few weeks ago, Untapped Cities reader Ellen Levitt pointed out
One of at least five man-made waterfalls in the park. With its sprawling acres of green, it doesn’t
Be sure to look out for some easily missed bits of history on the train tracks of last and final
Rendering of micro-unit apartment. Source: Mayor’s Office Next City’s Forefront Magazine took a deep dive into the
All photos by Ellen Ryan One thing you learn quickly in Rome is that there is not a lot of
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