Secrets of NYC
✉️ The Lost Pneumatic Tube System at the NYSE
Long before fiber optics and wireless networks, bursts of compressed air kept Wall Street moving.
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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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Why Are You On My Train?: NYC vs. Mexico City
In this week’s feature from Why Are You On My Train?, Alli and Jen learn from Sergio that the
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The New York City that Never Was: Part III Roadways and Railways
New York as a multi-layered city Cities are like creatures, dependent on the intricate systems providing them with life. A
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O’Neals, that “Old Man Bar,” an Upper West Side Haunt with a History
When extreme weather settles over Manhattan the idea of ducking into a dark, welcoming pub becomes especially appealing. Oneal’s
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Incredible 3D Illusion at Paris Hôtel de Ville
When we first saw this reported by the Huffington Post, we had to go check it out for ourselves. In
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Preview: Entering Chernobyl
Next week, the Unknown Fields Division of the Architectural Association School of Architecture will bring together twenty eight collaborators and
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Slums in Paris along the RER B Line
Despite Sarkozy’s sweeping attempt to clear Paris of its slums last year and permanently deport illegal residents (mostly gypsy
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Les Pique-Niques Blancs: The Paris White “Pic Nic”
By now, thanks to the New York Times and MSNBC earlier linking a couple Untapped articles, most of the world
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The Abandoned Keller Hotel on the West Side Highway
“I remember as a teenager dancing at Keller’s on hot summer nights in the mid 1970s,” says Frank H.
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New AirTrain Lounge at Jamaica/JFK Airport
Good news for JFK airport travelers! The AirTrain terminal now has a “lounge” with an “Air Bar” and Tim Hortons.
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The Melting Trompe L’oeil and more by Anthem
Comments on the LCL trompe l’oeil reminded us of the 2007 melting facade installation by Anthem (who also did
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Funny Trompe L’oeil Scaffolding on Boulevard des Italiens
We love this scaffolding on Boulevard des Italiens for the bank LCL, a tromp l’oeil in a way but
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Anish Kapoor Leviathan at the Grand Palais
The Anish Kapoor installation for Monumenta at the Grand Palais was incredible. You could even go inside the bubble and