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Vintage Photos of NYC Christmas Tree Lightings: Rockefeller Center, Madison Square, Prospect Park, Washington Square
Construction workers waiting to receive their paychecks on Christmas Eve, 1931. They erected the tree spontaneously in gratitude for their
When Holland Tunnel Police Rode in Adorable Miniature “Catwalk” Cars
In the Old Images of New York Facebook group today, a member posted this fabulous image of a Holland Tunnel
Vintage Photographs: Construction Workers High Above NYC
#2639110 / gettyimages.com The fact of life here in New York City is such that if you want buildings that
Vintage Photos: The Evolution of Times Square from 1898 to Today
Times Square, then Long Acre Square. Photo from Library of Congress, circa 1898-1900. We’ve been doing a bit
Vintage Photos: The Original Penn Station Would Have Turned 104 Years Old in 2014
Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Library of Congress Tomorrow, September 5th marks what would have been the 104th Birthday of the
Vintage Photographs of 5 Famous NYC Museums in Their Original Incarnations
In a city where nothing is sacred and almost every architectural landmark is liable for an overhaul (take 5 Pointz
8mm Film of A Bus Ride Through Harlem Is A Real Trip Back In Time
Take a trip back to the ye old days of A.D. Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three (1993). Harlem still
Where the Subway Won’t Go: A Brief Transit History of Fifth Avenue, New York City
Fifth Avenue Coach Company’s double-decker bus Fifth Avenue has it all: opulent retail, national embassies, corporate headquarters–but
Vintage NYC Photography: The Swanky Stork Club Where Hemingway, the Vanderbilts and the Kennedys Hobnobbed
On any given night at the swanky Stork Club in New York City, you could see the Vanderbilts mingling with
Photographs of “Dirty Old 1970’s NYC” Then and Now: East Village, West Village, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, and Alphabet City
Not surprisingly, a lot has changed since the 70s — it’s hard to believe that “back in the day” there
Vintage NYC Photography: 4th of July Celebrations Throughout the Decades
It seems that New Yorkers still celebrate the 4th of July similarly to how they did a century or two
Vintage NYC Photography: C.K.G. Billings’ Mansion in Fort Tryon Park
With over $2 million lying around, Cornelius King Garrison Billings (1861-1937) built an estate overlooking the Hudson River that