Vintage 1970s Photos Show Lost Sites of NYC's Lower East Side
A quest to find his grandmother's birthplace led Richard Marc Sakols on a mission to capture his changing neighborhood on film.
In New Dorp, Staten Island, on the southeastern waterfront of the borough is a decommissioned airfield used for half a
In Brooklyn, an abandoned brick building can be seen on the corner below the Atlantic Avenue Station on the L
The abandoned stations of New York City’s subway system have a persistent pull for urban explorers. These stations are
Some New Yorkers still lament the loss of the High Line in its abandoned state but there are other disused
The over 100-year-old hospital complex on Ellis Island has been abandoned for over 60 years and is off-limits to the
Videographer Matthew Chirico has been using Untapped Cities’ archives as inspiration for his location shoots, starting with a drone video
On a warm summer evening in June, a group of New Yorkers threw an unofficial farewell party for a decommissioned
This summer, Untapped Cities is excited to host a series of tours of the scenic ruins of Bannerman Castle, located
The main floor of the auditorium is now used as storage for a furniture store. Photo by After the Final
The Bronx is a borough rich with intriguing history and culture, with hallowed arts, sports, and wildlife institutions making it
North Brother Island– the long abandoned former quarantine facility that housed infected patients including Typhoid Mary, has always piqued our
Footage from Matthew Chirico’s film We’ve been tracking the histories and futures of the abandoned Sea View Hospital
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