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There is a New York-Themed Jacob A. Riis Museum… in Denmark!
A museum in Jacob Riis' hometown honors the urban photography he made in New York!
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Giveaway: Win a Ticket to our Woolworth Building Tour and Get Us to 10,000 Facebook Fans
At Untapped Cities, our community of contributors and readers are the most important thing to us. We began with one
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Former St. Vincent’s Hospital Building in Greenwich Village to Become Medical Facility Again
In our roundup of nautically-influenced architecture in New York City, the O’Toole Medical Services Building of St. Vincent’s
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On this Day in NYC History, December 5th: The Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876
On December 5th 1876, at least 300 play-goers died due to a monster fire in the Brooklyn Theater, which was
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Seeks Contributions For Washington Irving Plot Restoration
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Upstate New York is home to the plot of 19th century author Washington Irving and
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Beaugrenelle: Paris Gets a New Eco-Friendly Shopping Mall Along the Seine
We’ve got a little soft spot for shopping malls, whether looking at their struggles in historical zones like South
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The Abandoned Worth Street Subway Station in NYC
Photograph via Wikipedia by 3am.nightly The Worth St station is a decommissioned subway station along the original IRT subway
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10 Plans for Elevated “High Line” Parks Around the World
The High Line in New York City is one of the most well-known elevated parks, but around the world there
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Photos from the 2013 New York Botanical Holiday Train Show in the Bronx
The TWA Flight Center in plant form at the Holiday Train Show It may surprise you, but the annual Holiday
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On This Day in NYC History, December 3: Jonas Bronck Bought the Bronx in 1641
This is a map of Broncks’ New York from 1639 by Cartographer Johannes Vingboons. Notice the spelling of “Staten Eylante.
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National Landmark Status?
Pan Am Worldport in October 2013 Recently, Untapped New York reader Rachel Potter submitted the following preservation query to our
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How A 19th Century Mob Of Arsonists Burned Down Staten Island’s Quarantine Hospital
In 1858, before Staten Island consolidated with the rest of New York City, the New York Marine Hospital housed around
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Exclusive Untapped Cities Tour of the Woolworth Building: January 22, 2014
For more than half its life, Lower Manhattan’s iconic Woolworth Building has been off-limits to all but the lucky