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Vintage Photos: Horn & Hardart’s 57th Street Automat Now a NYC Hilton Vacation Club
Located in one of the most metropolitan areas of Manhattan, the Hilton Vacation Club at 6th Avenue and 57th Street
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Cities 101: MTA Double-Decker Buses in NYC from 1930s to 70s
An iconic fixture in London, double-decker buses are known for their European charm. But in the early to mid-20th century,
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Vintage Photos: Tompkins Square Park in the 1980s and 90s
At first glance, the area around Tompkins Square Park seems like the quintessential New York City neighborhood, with its lively
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Vintage Photos: The NYC Skyline 1840 to Now
Upper West Side in 1840. Image courtesy Sotheby’s. Vintage photos have an aura of mystery. It’s as if
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The Landmarked Barbizon Hotel on the Upper East Side of NYC, Famous for its Glamorous Clientele
During a seething summer evening in 1953, Lexington Avenue on the corner of 63rd Street received a sprinkling of clothing–
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Vintage Photos: Military Ships Stationed in Hudson River as Part of U.S. Reserve Fleet
One of the fun facts we learned on our recent Openhousenewyork architectural tour of the Hudson River was that military
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Vintage Photos: Sleeping on Fire Escapes by Weegee
While researching unique fire escapes for our Cities 101 piece about the rules in New York City regarding these architectural
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Happy 103rd Birthday, Penn Station NYC! (Vintage Photos)
Jules Crow, Pennsylvania Station Interior, 1906. Watercolor, Ink and Graphite on Paper. New-York Historical Society, PR042, McKim, Mead & White
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Vintage Photos: The Bronx in the 1930-40s
These vintage photos of the Bronx lend to its storied history, far before the days of the “Burning Bronx.” As
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Vintage Photos: Chelsea Piers as a Neoclassical Shipping Terminal
“New Chelsea Piers on the Hudson,” 1912 . Photo from Library of Congress. Chelsea Piers today might be known for its
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Vintage Photos: In 1900, Fifth Avenue Bank Had A Women’s Only Row of Tellers
“In 1900 the Fifth Avenue Bank in New York City featured a special row of tellers’ windows for the ladies.
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Vintage Photos: NYC’s Meatpacking District in the 1990s
Atlas Meats  was located across from what is now The Standard Hotel. It was demolished in 2011. Of the neighborhood