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Save Stabile Row in NYC’s Little Italy From Demolition, Home of the Italian American Museum
The buildings that house the Italian American Museum are threatened with the museum’s plans to sell to a developer.
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Sad Photograph of Pan-Am Worldport Terminal Demolition at JFK Airport
Despite the efforts of Save the Worldport, this photograph captured by Untapped Cities’ Laura Itzkowitz shows the fate of the
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A Philanthropist’s Forgotten Fountain in Seward Park in the Lower East Side
While recent news about the Lower East Side has focused on the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area
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In Tanzania, Dar es Salaam’s Historic Buildings Are Getting Bulldozed in the Name of Progress
Can an African city that is intent on forging ahead economically hold onto its architectural heritage while encouraging new development?
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Beautiful Photos Inside the Restoration of Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn
Image via Weylin Seymour Weylin Seymour has gorgeous photos of the restoration of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank that’s just
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Waterfront Museum to Host Pirate Ball in Red Hook on Lehigh Valley No. 79 Barge
Over the weekend, Untapped Cities checked out the Waterfront Museum‘s barge, the Lehigh Valley No. 79 in Red Hook
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8 Beautiful Historic Districts in Manhattan Smaller Than One Block
Henderson Place Historic District on the Upper East Side You’re familiar with the famous historic districts in Manhattan: Greenwich
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Film Locations: Boardwalk Empire Inside the Poppenhusen Institute in College Point, Queens
You may recognize the Poppenhusen Institute in College Point from scenes in the television series Boardwalk Empire, where Women’s
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Original U.S. Open Tennis Stadium in Forest Hills Gets New Life for Concerts
Yesterday was opening day for the 2013 U.S. Open Tennis Championship in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Expected to
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Untapped Mailbag: Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Should Be Saved
Photo by Jon Proctor via Wikimedia Commons Our piece on the preservation of the Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Airport
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Vintage Photos: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Park Avenue Auto Showroom Demolished Quietly in NYC
The space of Wright’s former showroom as of today. It will soon become a TD Bank. In April of
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Five of NYC’s Former Asylums Converted into Apartments, Classrooms, Churches, and More
If you found out that the building you lived or worked in was once an asylum, would you move out?
