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The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Covering three blocks and nestled among the skyscrapers of most southern tip of Manhattan, where Broadway meets Whitehall and State
Astoria Pool: The City’s Largest Public Pool Needs Your Help!
Exploring the Astoria Pool is like stepping back in time to the Art-Deco infused world of Robert Moses’ New York
Partners in Preservation: Tenement Museum
Tucked on the Lower East Side, just blocks from the Williamsburg Bridge, the Tenement Museum embodies and represents the history
The City Island Nautical Museum
The sheer adorableness of the City Island Nautical Museum is not to be underestimated. On a recent misty Saturday afternoon,
London and the Blitz
During the Second World War, Germany conducted a Blitzkrieg against the United Kingdom, which is more commonly referred to as
A Tale of the Lost Beekman Mansion
Stripped to the waist in the hot sun of an August afternoon in 1846 the young journalist and poet Edgar
41 °North, 49 °West: Dining on the Titanic One Hundred Years Later
I sensed the gentle vibration in my ears and on the soles of my shoes. Yet I could not determine
Old World in the New World: Santa Fe’s Architectural Legacy, Part 3
Part three of our series looking at the architecture of Santa Fe. In 1846, the United States Army claimed all
Old World in the New World: Santa Fe’s Architectural Legacy, Part 2
We return to our look at Santa Fe architecture just as the Spaniards have arrived… As with all Spanish Colonial
Thomas Edison’s Cast-Iron Lamp Post in New York City
A 1997 study by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission found that approximately 100 historic, cast-iron lamp posts are
104th Street’s Former Automat
2710-2714 Broadway (located on the south east corner of Broadway and 104th Street) is one of the best examples remaining
After the Final Curtain: RKO Hamilton Theater
This new recurring series, After the Final Curtain, features the photography and writing of Matt Lambros who documents the neglect