Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
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
5 Lost Neighborhoods in NYC: Radio Row, Little Syria, San Juan Hill, Five Points
Cover of the “Lincoln Square Slum Clearance Plan.” Image from New York Public Library. Yesterday, we covered 10 buildings that
Historic Strivers’ Row In Harlem To Hold Their 2nd Annual House Tour
If you’ve ever walked the area on 138th and 139th streets between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Frederick Douglass
10 NYC Holdout Buildings that Stood in the Way of Development
Today, we take a look at some of New York City’s most notable holdout buildings – those buildings that refused
Inside the Abandoned Renaissance Theater and Casino in Harlem
If you were to transport yourself back in time to Harlem in the 1920s, and in particular, to the corner
Upcoming Untapped Cities Tours: Speakeasy Tour in East Village, Climb St. John the Divine, Explore Brooklyn Army Terminal
We’ve got an exciting batch of tours planned for this fall, with a great deal to explore in the
10 Game-Changing Urban Projects in the U.S. Now: NYC Fourth Regional Plan, Denver FasTracks, D.C. Streetcar
With public consciousness of cities at an all-time high, planning and design projects have been commanding the imaginations of urbanities
Cities 101: What’s That Tar Gunk on NYC’s Subway Platforms?
Every time we go through Columbus Circle subway station, we wonder about those big patches of black tar-like substance that
A Crown Heights Building Has Doubles in Brazil, Israel, Australia and More
The New York Observer has a remarkable story about a particular building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, home to the Chabad-Lubavitch
Abandoned Firehouse in Harlem to Become New Cultural Center
We have often wondered about the status of the abandoned firehouse located at 120 East 125th Street in East Harlem
Downtown Doodler: The Daily News Building Archidoodle
Nestled in the heart of midtown, the Daily News Building was once the center of the news world, housing newspapers
Demolition of 5 Pointz Graffiti Mecca Begins in Long Island City, Queens
The day has come for 5 Pointz. Animal New York reports that as of this morning, “a backhoe began tearing