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 at the Untapped HQ.
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Daily What?! Huge Corner Shopping Bag at Macy’s Herald Square Hides a Building
The oversized Macy’s Shopping bag sign at 34th Street Herald Square hides a 5-story building and exists de to a real estate rivalry in NYC
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10 Landmarked Ruins Around the World Including NYC’s Renwick Smallpox Hospital and the Buddha’s Birthplace in Nepal
Here is a gkibak list of ten lesser-known historical ruins including the only one in New York City–Renwick Smallpox Hospital on Roosevlet Island.
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7 of NYC’s Best Secret Supper Clubs: DinnerLab, PlaceInvaders, Gastronauts, ReelTasty, Salvage Supper Club
6 of NYC’s most unique secret supper clubs, rated for their clever covert locations, rather than exclusivity from reclaimed dumpsters to private homes.
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Vintage NYC Photography: Murder at Madison Square Garden’s Rooftop Theater
Photos of the famous rooftop of the second Madison Square Garden where architect Stanford White was murdered in cold blood in 1906.
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Vintage NYC Photography: The Swanky Stork Club Where Hemingway, the Vanderbilts and the Kennedys Hobnobbed
The swanky Stork Club was the popular night spot for wealthy New Yorkers between 1929 and 1965. Sherman Billingsley, an ex-bootlegger from Oklahoma, owned it.
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Vintage NYC Photography: the Construction and Inner Workings of the Holland Tunnel
The Holland Tunnel was the first tunnel created with a complex ventilation system. The two-duct system can replace all the air in the tunnel in 90 seconds.
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Vintage NYC Photography: 4th of July Celebrations Throughout the Decades
Even before it was designated as a paid holiday, New Yorkers were celebrating July 4th with colorful fireworks, patriotic parades, and day trips to the beach.
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Vintage NYC Photography: The Ritzy Dakota Apartments on Central Park West
The ritzy Dakota at Central Park West was the first apartment building with amenities for wealthy New Yorkers. It remains an exclusive address in the city.
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A History of the Central Park Arsenal, a Building Simultaneously Used as a Zoo and Police Precinct
Built in 1851 before the park, the Central Park Arsenal has been home to zoo animals, the police precinct, and the Department of Parks.
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Daily What?! Central Park’s Blockhouse is a War of 1812 Fort Predating the Park
Central Park’s oldest structure, the Blockhouse, actually predates the park. It was built by American militia to defend against the British during the War of 1812.
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Daily What?! NYC’s Millions-Year-Old Bedrock Stabilizes the Skyscrapers
Though Central Park is largely man-made, the rock ridges of NYC parks have been around longer–try 190 million to 1.1 billion years–than you’d think!
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