Vintage Photos: NYC’s Lost Metropolitan Opera House
Most would find it surprising that The Metropolitan Opera Management sued to have their own opera house razed, but that
Untapped Contributor Profile: Sabrina Romano
Get to know Untapped Cities contributor Sabrina Romano, who has been running the vintage photography column and a summer intern
Daily What?! Huge Corner Shopping Bag at Macy’s Herald Square Hides a Building
The big, red billboard next to Macy’s in Herald Square is a familiar site for most New Yorkers. It
10 Landmarked Ruins Around the World Including NYC’s Renwick Smallpox Hospital and the Buddha’s Birthplace in Nepal
Did you know that ruins can be landmarked? The Colosseum in Rome and the pyramids of Egypt may be the
7 of NYC’s Best Secret Supper Clubs: DinnerLab, PlaceInvaders, Gastronauts, ReelTasty, Salvage Supper Club
Photo by Andrew Hinderaker In the past, an invitation to a supper club would bring thoughts of middle-aged women having
Vintage NYC Photography: Murder at Madison Square Garden’s Rooftop Theater
Photo via Library of Congress We’ve seen a lot of images of the famous rooftop of the second Madison
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
Vintage NYC Photography: the Construction and Inner Workings of the Holland Tunnel
Image via The Library of Congress When New Yorkers think “Holland Tunnel”, they picture bumper-to-bumper traffic and expensive tolls. However,
Vintage NYC Photography: 4th of July Celebrations Throughout the Decades
Parade in 1911. Image via Flickr by The Library of Congress. It seems that New Yorkers still celebrate the 4th
Vintage NYC Photography: The Ritzy Dakota Apartments on Central Park West
Dakota Apartments, 1890. Image via The Library of Congress It is difficult to imagine a desolate Central Park West without
A History of the Central Park Arsenal, a Building Simultaneously Used as a Zoo and Police Precinct
The Central Park Arsenal, at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, is one of the two buildings (the other being the
Central Park’s Blockhouse is a War of 1812 Fort Predating the Park
The Blockhouse was one of many fortifications built in New York City during the War of 1812 to protect against