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Vintage NYC Photography: 4th of July Celebrations Throughout the Decades
Parade in 1911. Image via Flickr by The Library of Congress. It seems that New Yorkers still celebrate the 4th
Architecture
Vintage NYC Photography: C.K.G. Billings’ Mansion in Fort Tryon Park
With over $2 million lying around, Cornelius King Garrison Billings (1861-1937) built an estate overlooking the Hudson River that fit
Architecture
Vintage NYC Photography: New York City in the Gilded Age by Ephemeral NY
In the book New York City in the Gilded Age, Esther Crain, founder of the website Ephemeral New York, supported
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Vintage NYC Photography: The Central Park Zoo
Entrance to Central Park Zoo, 1942. Image via the Library of Congress The city legislature never commissioned for the city
New York
The History of the NYC Taxi Cab
A horse drawn cab. c. 1896. Photo from Library of Congress The yellow taxi cab is an iconic image synonymous
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Vintage Photos: 19th & Early 20th Century NYC Street Food Vendors
We’ve already examined food trucks in New York City, including some of the legal hurdles vendors must leap over
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Check Out These Amazing Then & Now Photos of NYC’s Oldest Photographs
The sad reality that comes along with our reliance on the internet to deliver us everything is that sadly, some
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Vintage Photos: Memorial Day in NYC Through the Ages
The last Monday in May has, since 1971, marked the celebration of Memorial Day in the United States. In the
Architecture
NYC Vintage Photos: Grand Central from Depot to Station to Terminal
Grand Central Depot, 1880 with horse-drawn carriages waiting to pick up arriving passengers. Photo from New York Public Library The
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Vintage Photos: All That Glittered in Victorian NYC
The Victorian era was a time of rapid economic growth, when men made great fortunes and women paid great attention
Architecture
Lost Landmarks Project Give Pedestrians On-Location View onto NYC History
For three days this spring, Matt Felsen, a student at Parsons Design + Technology will set up classic binocular viewers in
Architecture
Vintage Photos: Famous NYC Museums Under Construction
The Guggenheim Museum under construction, from Library of Congress. Museums are lightning rods for criticism. The most public of all
